Bass Management

The Cornwall Bass Investigations Group are a group of volunteer citizen scientists who conduct juvenile bass surveys on the Helford, Fal, and Camel estuaries in Cornwall. These surveys were the brainchild of Dr Pamela Tompsett of the Helford Marine Conservation Group (HMCG), and Donovan Kelley MBE. They were started on the Helford by Derek Goodwin […]

BFMP – 1 The Bass Fishery is actually quite complex in many ways. It’s a ‘non-quota species’ which means it’s not subject to any significant controls but is VERY important to the Commercial Industry – particularly the under 10 fleet, in certain areas. Bass are very slow-growing fish, showing strong site fidelity – this means