The Golden Mile is a term used by Recreational Sea Anglers to describe the close inshore area that is exceptionally important to the Recreational Sea
Angling
Angling is a fishing technique that uses a fish hook or "angle" (from Old English ''angol'') attached to a fishing line to tether individual fish in the mouth. The fishing line is usually manipulated via a fishing rod, although rodless techni ...
sector, and of importance to the close inshore
marine ecology
Marine ecosystems are the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems and exist in waters that have a high salt content. These systems contrast with freshwater ecosystems, which have a lower salt content. Marine waters cover more than 70% of the surf ...
, with implications for the health of the marine ecology further offshore.
First used by Recreational Sea Anglers in the
United Kingdom
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, the term is increasingly being used internationally.
Recreational Sea Anglers point out that most of their activity is confined to fishing from the shore, and shore based installations, and from small boats confined to close inshore areas, and yet the social and economic benefits from the Recreational Sea Angling sector rival the benefits from the commercial fishing sector who operate over a much wider area and derive the greater part of their economic benefit from fisheries far offshore.
In recognition of the special importance of The Golden Mile, Recreational Sea Angling organisations and individual anglers are calling for increased protection of the area from harmful activities, including restrictions on commercial fishing activities that are damaging to the Recreational Sea Fisheries and the inshore marine environment.
External links
An in-depth discussion, and a more detailed description of the anglers' Golden Mile
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Recreational fishing