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Radio Broadcaster, TV Presenter, and life long Angler, Chris Tarrant, has been elected President of what was recently described by the Institute of Economic Affairs as the most effective Conservation body in the Country, the Anglers Conservation Association.

With that familiar grin on his face Chris said, "This is a role I am honoured to serve in and I have no intention of being a passenger in the Association. I have a great passion for angling and care deeply about our rivers and lakes. Anglers probably invented the whole concept of conservation, it is a matter of record that we have nurtured and cared for the aquatic environment for centuries. The A.C.A. has achieved many changes in the law and industry's attitude towards our waterways during the last 50 years. I intend to make the public more aware of angling's massive contribution towards the stewardship of our countryside."

Spokesman for the Association, Bob James, commented "Chris and I have fished together for many years so I am very aware of his commitment to our sport along with the conservation issues that surround it. Chris will be joined by two of the country's best fisheries scientists, Dr Mark Everard and Simon Evans, both dedicated anglers and conservationists. Together they will be fronting a very successful team here at the A.C.A.

Just two years ago we gained a record £45K following pollution of the River Eden.

At present we have 41 cases on our books and in the last year we have recovered well over £100K in damages. Since January we have issued proceedings on six cases ranging from a Canal in Cheshire to a Sea Trout River in North Wales.

Many of our cases involve controversial and novel problems from farmers carrying out land drainage work that damages a fishery to discharges affecting invertebrate life and the impact of Environment Agency Flood Defence work.

It is only the A.C.A. which takes on such risky cases and our success rate has become legendary.

We now find ourselves involved in European Law and have complained to the European Commission about breaches of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

In three other areas we have used the new Freshwater Fisheries Directive to ensure that Riverwater reaches a certain quality".

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