Germany: The new regulation creates clarity for anglers in the state, strengthens species protection, and ensures high training standards, says Minister Peter Hauk MdL

03.02.2022 | 12:00:00 | ID: 32246 | Department: Agriculture | fishing Stuttgart (agrar-PR) - New state fishing ordinance in force / night fishing is permitted on most bodies of water / native stone crab protected all year round "After a long, tough struggle, discussion and debate, the ban on night fishing in Baden-Württemberg is now history on most bodies of water. With the publication of the amended state fishing ordinance on February 3rd in the law gazette, the restriction on night fishing, the so-called 'ban on night fishing', was lifted, said the Minister for Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection, Peter Hauk MdL, on Thursday (February 3rd) in Stuttgart. After six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against the night fishing ban before the Stuttgart Administrative Court and were right, the Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection reacted and lifted the general night fishing ban for all anglers on most bodies of water in Baden-Württemberg. “The court found that the ban ...