Hannah Rudd
@hannahrudd.bsky.social
Working on recreational fisheries 🎣
Fisheries geek 🐟 | Generation Ocean 💙
Fisheries geek 🐟 | Generation Ocean 💙
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Hannah Rudd
@hannahrudd.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Hey Bluesky 👋 my followers have shot up so here’s a quick intro. It’s lovely to see you all!
I’m Hannah and I lead on marine policy and research at the Angling Trust where we work on recreational fisheries across the UK and in Europe with our partners at the European Anglers Alliance 🎣
I’m Hannah and I lead on marine policy and research at the Angling Trust where we work on recreational fisheries across the UK and in Europe with our partners at the European Anglers Alliance 🎣
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Thanks so much to @mojo90.bsky.social for interviewing me for this article about the #octopus bloom in the SW of the UK. It's a tentacle takeover down here!
"Climate driving octopus surge, says scientist"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🐙
"Climate driving octopus surge, says scientist"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🐙
Climate change driving octopus surge, says Plymouth scientist
Greater numbers of octopus in the sea has led to a dramatic fall in shellfish which the octopus preys on.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Thanks so much to @mojo90.bsky.social for interviewing me for this article about the #octopus bloom in the SW of the UK. It's a tentacle takeover down here!
"Climate driving octopus surge, says scientist"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🐙
"Climate driving octopus surge, says scientist"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @thembauk.bsky.social @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🐙
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Great to see on all fronts! Fisheries Minister praises anglers’ move to adopt voluntary guidelines to support #pollack recovery anglingtrust.net/2025/03/18/v... #fisheries #angling #recreationalfisheries #conservation @hannahrudd.bsky.social @anglingtrust.bsky.social 👏 🐟
Fisheries Minister praises anglers' move to adopt voluntary guidelines to support pollack recovery
The Angling Trust and the Professional Boatmen’s Association (PBA), have recently launched new voluntary guidelines for recreational pollack fishing, aimed at promoting sustainable practices and aidin...
anglingtrust.net
March 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Great to see on all fronts! Fisheries Minister praises anglers’ move to adopt voluntary guidelines to support #pollack recovery anglingtrust.net/2025/03/18/v... #fisheries #angling #recreationalfisheries #conservation @hannahrudd.bsky.social @anglingtrust.bsky.social 👏 🐟
Unfortunately on my way to Cheltenham today for the Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society AGM one of my tyres burst, so, sadly I won’t be attending the event in-person tomorrow.
HOWEVER, we live in a world of modern technology! I’ll deliver my presentation online instead. Thanks to the organisers! 🤗
HOWEVER, we live in a world of modern technology! I’ll deliver my presentation online instead. Thanks to the organisers! 🤗
February 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Unfortunately on my way to Cheltenham today for the Bass Anglers Sportfishing Society AGM one of my tyres burst, so, sadly I won’t be attending the event in-person tomorrow.
HOWEVER, we live in a world of modern technology! I’ll deliver my presentation online instead. Thanks to the organisers! 🤗
HOWEVER, we live in a world of modern technology! I’ll deliver my presentation online instead. Thanks to the organisers! 🤗
Today marks the start of the bass closed season.
Reminder for anglers that from now (1st February) to 31st March bass fishing is catch and release only for recreational anglers from the boat or the shore.
Commercial fishing is also closed during this time.
Reminder for anglers that from now (1st February) to 31st March bass fishing is catch and release only for recreational anglers from the boat or the shore.
Commercial fishing is also closed during this time.
February 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Today marks the start of the bass closed season.
Reminder for anglers that from now (1st February) to 31st March bass fishing is catch and release only for recreational anglers from the boat or the shore.
Commercial fishing is also closed during this time.
Reminder for anglers that from now (1st February) to 31st March bass fishing is catch and release only for recreational anglers from the boat or the shore.
Commercial fishing is also closed during this time.
Great to see the below guidance published by Fisheries Management Scotland as part of the Wild Salmon Strategy.
fms.scot/wp-content/u...
Key factors can be applied to many species anglers target beyond salmon like:
✅ Fish handling & air exposure
✅ Best practices for fish weighing & photography
fms.scot/wp-content/u...
Key factors can be applied to many species anglers target beyond salmon like:
✅ Fish handling & air exposure
✅ Best practices for fish weighing & photography
February 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Great to see the below guidance published by Fisheries Management Scotland as part of the Wild Salmon Strategy.
fms.scot/wp-content/u...
Key factors can be applied to many species anglers target beyond salmon like:
✅ Fish handling & air exposure
✅ Best practices for fish weighing & photography
fms.scot/wp-content/u...
Key factors can be applied to many species anglers target beyond salmon like:
✅ Fish handling & air exposure
✅ Best practices for fish weighing & photography
Atlantic salmon are endangered and declining rapidly. We urgently need to take action to safeguard their future.
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend an inspiring event - Wild Salmon Connections - hosted by the Missing Salmon Alliance at Fishmongers’ Hall.
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend an inspiring event - Wild Salmon Connections - hosted by the Missing Salmon Alliance at Fishmongers’ Hall.
January 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Atlantic salmon are endangered and declining rapidly. We urgently need to take action to safeguard their future.
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend an inspiring event - Wild Salmon Connections - hosted by the Missing Salmon Alliance at Fishmongers’ Hall.
Earlier this week I had the opportunity to attend an inspiring event - Wild Salmon Connections - hosted by the Missing Salmon Alliance at Fishmongers’ Hall.
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Great thread below from @hannahrudd.bsky.social re more representation from recreational fisheries in any relevant discussions. Arguably the most important sector nationally when health and wellbeing also factored in? Great idea for a wider UK “state of the nation” fisheries conference 👍
I love fish, I love fishing, and I love eating fish - I know I’m not the only one.
But often these three aspects are put at odds with one another.
So at this years, #CoastalFutures it was amazing to hear from different perspectives on issues facing the fishing industry & sustainable fisheries.
But often these three aspects are put at odds with one another.
So at this years, #CoastalFutures it was amazing to hear from different perspectives on issues facing the fishing industry & sustainable fisheries.
January 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Great thread below from @hannahrudd.bsky.social re more representation from recreational fisheries in any relevant discussions. Arguably the most important sector nationally when health and wellbeing also factored in? Great idea for a wider UK “state of the nation” fisheries conference 👍
I love fish, I love fishing, and I love eating fish - I know I’m not the only one.
But often these three aspects are put at odds with one another.
So at this years, #CoastalFutures it was amazing to hear from different perspectives on issues facing the fishing industry & sustainable fisheries.
But often these three aspects are put at odds with one another.
So at this years, #CoastalFutures it was amazing to hear from different perspectives on issues facing the fishing industry & sustainable fisheries.
January 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I love fish, I love fishing, and I love eating fish - I know I’m not the only one.
But often these three aspects are put at odds with one another.
So at this years, #CoastalFutures it was amazing to hear from different perspectives on issues facing the fishing industry & sustainable fisheries.
But often these three aspects are put at odds with one another.
So at this years, #CoastalFutures it was amazing to hear from different perspectives on issues facing the fishing industry & sustainable fisheries.
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For anyone at #CoastalFutures25
If you’re attending in-person stop by the University of Plymouth stand to learn more about two exciting Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships - Angling for Sustainability and Pollack FISP 😁🎣
January 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
For anyone at #CoastalFutures25
Back at the Royal Geographical Society for this year’s annual Coastal Future conference. Exciting 😀
Fantastic to hear Minister Emma Hardy open with strong commitments on marine protection.
We look forward to working with her and her team on delivering sustainable and vibrant seas 🌊
Fantastic to hear Minister Emma Hardy open with strong commitments on marine protection.
We look forward to working with her and her team on delivering sustainable and vibrant seas 🌊
January 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Back at the Royal Geographical Society for this year’s annual Coastal Future conference. Exciting 😀
Fantastic to hear Minister Emma Hardy open with strong commitments on marine protection.
We look forward to working with her and her team on delivering sustainable and vibrant seas 🌊
Fantastic to hear Minister Emma Hardy open with strong commitments on marine protection.
We look forward to working with her and her team on delivering sustainable and vibrant seas 🌊
Excited to be in London at Wild Salmon Connections hosted by the Missing Salmon Alliance in Fishmongers Hall. We’ll be highlighting and discussing the plight of Atlantic salmon and hope for the future over the next three days
January 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Excited to be in London at Wild Salmon Connections hosted by the Missing Salmon Alliance in Fishmongers Hall. We’ll be highlighting and discussing the plight of Atlantic salmon and hope for the future over the next three days
Calls to ban damaging bottom-trawling throughout the UK’s Marine Protected Area network were heard in Westminster yesterday.
The Angling Trust strongly supports this call to ban destructive bottom-trawling in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas and asks the UK Government to deliver its pledge in 2025.
The Angling Trust strongly supports this call to ban destructive bottom-trawling in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas and asks the UK Government to deliver its pledge in 2025.
January 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Calls to ban damaging bottom-trawling throughout the UK’s Marine Protected Area network were heard in Westminster yesterday.
The Angling Trust strongly supports this call to ban destructive bottom-trawling in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas and asks the UK Government to deliver its pledge in 2025.
The Angling Trust strongly supports this call to ban destructive bottom-trawling in the UK’s Marine Protected Areas and asks the UK Government to deliver its pledge in 2025.
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Angling for Sustainability and Pollack FISP Conference
Join us 12th Feb to hear how these projects have worked with fishers to collect vital data on black #bream, #sharks, #rays and #pollack, to inform evidence-based #fisheries management. 🦈 🐟 🎣
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angling-fo...
Join us 12th Feb to hear how these projects have worked with fishers to collect vital data on black #bream, #sharks, #rays and #pollack, to inform evidence-based #fisheries management. 🦈 🐟 🎣
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angling-fo...
January 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Angling for Sustainability and Pollack FISP Conference
Join us 12th Feb to hear how these projects have worked with fishers to collect vital data on black #bream, #sharks, #rays and #pollack, to inform evidence-based #fisheries management. 🦈 🐟 🎣
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angling-fo...
Join us 12th Feb to hear how these projects have worked with fishers to collect vital data on black #bream, #sharks, #rays and #pollack, to inform evidence-based #fisheries management. 🦈 🐟 🎣
Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/angling-fo...
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Nice summary of the 1st year of the blue #shark tagging project led by NOAA (Michelle Passerotti, John Carlson & Kate Zewinksi) that I am lucky enough to be involved with. Huge thanks & kudos to all the anglers and partners who made it such a success @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🦈
January 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Nice summary of the 1st year of the blue #shark tagging project led by NOAA (Michelle Passerotti, John Carlson & Kate Zewinksi) that I am lucky enough to be involved with. Huge thanks & kudos to all the anglers and partners who made it such a success @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social 🦈
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Last year the first bluefin tuna was caught by an angler in the North Sea since the 1950s. Other species like minke whales are being spotted in record numbers too.
In a world of sad news, the apparent resurgence of life in the North Sea should be celebrated.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In a world of sad news, the apparent resurgence of life in the North Sea should be celebrated.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?
Hollywood stars once came for the big-game fishing, but the return of a host of species to the depleted waters around Britain’s coast is a cause for quiet optimism
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Last year the first bluefin tuna was caught by an angler in the North Sea since the 1950s. Other species like minke whales are being spotted in record numbers too.
In a world of sad news, the apparent resurgence of life in the North Sea should be celebrated.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In a world of sad news, the apparent resurgence of life in the North Sea should be celebrated.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🎣 Is marine recreational fishing underrepresented in Europe? 🌍
✍️ The latest #IJMS #EditorsChoice highlights how better governance could unlock its social and economic potential while protecting marine ecosystems. 🌊
youtu.be/tNRmteV1kGo?...
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ices...
✍️ The latest #IJMS #EditorsChoice highlights how better governance could unlock its social and economic potential while protecting marine ecosystems. 🌊
youtu.be/tNRmteV1kGo?...
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Effective governance of marine recreational fisheries in Europe
YouTube video by ICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
youtu.be
January 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🎣 Is marine recreational fishing underrepresented in Europe? 🌍
✍️ The latest #IJMS #EditorsChoice highlights how better governance could unlock its social and economic potential while protecting marine ecosystems. 🌊
youtu.be/tNRmteV1kGo?...
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ices...
✍️ The latest #IJMS #EditorsChoice highlights how better governance could unlock its social and economic potential while protecting marine ecosystems. 🌊
youtu.be/tNRmteV1kGo?...
👉 Read more: doi.org/10.1093/ices...
🌊 New year, new job? 🌊
The @anglingtrust.bsky.social is looking for a Sea Angling Engagement Officer!
Apply by 17 January 2025 — but apply early as we may close the role sooner if we find the right person!
Interested? More information can be found here:
anglingtrust.net/about-us/ang...
The @anglingtrust.bsky.social is looking for a Sea Angling Engagement Officer!
Apply by 17 January 2025 — but apply early as we may close the role sooner if we find the right person!
Interested? More information can be found here:
anglingtrust.net/about-us/ang...
January 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🌊 New year, new job? 🌊
The @anglingtrust.bsky.social is looking for a Sea Angling Engagement Officer!
Apply by 17 January 2025 — but apply early as we may close the role sooner if we find the right person!
Interested? More information can be found here:
anglingtrust.net/about-us/ang...
The @anglingtrust.bsky.social is looking for a Sea Angling Engagement Officer!
Apply by 17 January 2025 — but apply early as we may close the role sooner if we find the right person!
Interested? More information can be found here:
anglingtrust.net/about-us/ang...
Of course I meant in 2025! This is one of those awkward moments where I’m scribbling the old year out in my diary for the next few weeks! Whoops!
Marine Protected Areas cover 38% of UK waters, but many are nothing more than paper parks and this is misleading the public.
Banning bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas is long overdue. Let's hope we see ambitious action from the UK Government in 2024 to protect our seas.
Banning bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas is long overdue. Let's hope we see ambitious action from the UK Government in 2024 to protect our seas.
We urgently need to ban destructive bottom trawl-fishing in the UK's marine protected areas. This practice:
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
January 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Of course I meant in 2025! This is one of those awkward moments where I’m scribbling the old year out in my diary for the next few weeks! Whoops!
Marine Protected Areas cover 38% of UK waters, but many are nothing more than paper parks and this is misleading the public.
Banning bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas is long overdue. Let's hope we see ambitious action from the UK Government in 2024 to protect our seas.
Banning bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas is long overdue. Let's hope we see ambitious action from the UK Government in 2024 to protect our seas.
We urgently need to ban destructive bottom trawl-fishing in the UK's marine protected areas. This practice:
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
❌ Hoovers up marine wildlife
❌ Destroys vital habitat from corals to seagrass
❌ Deepens the climate crisis
Why is the government delaying?
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
January 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Marine Protected Areas cover 38% of UK waters, but many are nothing more than paper parks and this is misleading the public.
Banning bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas is long overdue. Let's hope we see ambitious action from the UK Government in 2024 to protect our seas.
Banning bottom-trawling in Marine Protected Areas is long overdue. Let's hope we see ambitious action from the UK Government in 2024 to protect our seas.
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We are cavalier about the Ocean, thinking we can mine, collect and harvest its resources at will.
But in doubt so we do huge damage to its many ecospheres and therefore our own human future.
But in doubt so we do huge damage to its many ecospheres and therefore our own human future.
"Establishing a new North Pole marine reserve where industrial activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration and fishing are banned could provide an ocean sanctuary for wildlife."
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve
Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.
theconversation.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We are cavalier about the Ocean, thinking we can mine, collect and harvest its resources at will.
But in doubt so we do huge damage to its many ecospheres and therefore our own human future.
But in doubt so we do huge damage to its many ecospheres and therefore our own human future.
"The increasing speed of sea level rise hardly seems to register with policymakers in Britain – even though with the UK weather getting more violent, destructive storm surges are increasingly likely."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Weatherwatch: The need to wake up to sea level rise in the UK
Policymakers and insurers act as if Britain’s coastlines are fixed, but the waters are advancing faster than before
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
"The increasing speed of sea level rise hardly seems to register with policymakers in Britain – even though with the UK weather getting more violent, destructive storm surges are increasingly likely."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Establishing a new North Pole marine reserve where industrial activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration and fishing are banned could provide an ocean sanctuary for wildlife."
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve
Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.
theconversation.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Establishing a new North Pole marine reserve where industrial activities such as shipping, oil and gas exploration and fishing are banned could provide an ocean sanctuary for wildlife."
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
theconversation.com/why-we-need-...
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There are a lot of real problems with many common fishing practices, but the extremists who claim there’s no such thing as sustainable fishing and that we all have to become vegan or the ocean is doomed are Not Helping.
Use this post as a Festivus post! Air your grievances
an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
ALT: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:28 PM
There are a lot of real problems with many common fishing practices, but the extremists who claim there’s no such thing as sustainable fishing and that we all have to become vegan or the ocean is doomed are Not Helping.