Submit Angling Records

Recreational fishing provides unique and ample opportunities for biological recording. Employing this widespread recreational activity in order to gather environmental data (often then used for conservation) is something many keen fishers are in favour of, and provides a valuable snapshot of aquatic ecosystems and, crucially, an under-recorded clade of vertebrates.

Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Belfast Lough © R. Wilson 
Picture: Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), Belfast Lough © R. Wilson


 

Important: if you use this site regularly, please remember to login.

This will give you access to the My Records report which allows you to manage your data.

If you've got lots of records to submit, then we recommend breaking the records up into several batches as it is very easy to accidentally click the back button on the browser and lose the data entered so far.

Please enter the species you saw, how and where you caught it and any other information about them.

The Species field will autocomplete as you type.
Tip: add an asterisk (*) before the species name if you want to search for part of the name e.g. *porpoise will return both common and harbour porpoise. If you can't find the species using the common name, try using the scientific name. Click on the species you want to choose.)

Determiner: if you have had an expert confirm the identification of a record please add their name in the 'Determiner' field. This will help when the record is being verified.

Sensitivity: It is recommended you only use this facility if you want to protect the location of the species.

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Please enter the species you saw, how and where you caught it and any other information about them
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By clicking on the map the spatial reference will autofill. The more you zoom in, the more accurate the grid reference.

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For example the nearest town, village, park, nature reserve etc.
Please do not enter a postal address as the information you provide will be visible to others.

Please use the Marine Habitat Classifications described here.

Notes about using the map:
  • use the + sign on the right hand side of the map to change the base mapping used from Google to OpenStreetMap.
  • To create an accurate and useful record, use your mouse to drag the area of interest to the centre of the map window and use the zoombar on the left hand side to zoom in tight to the area where you made the sighting. When you have zoomed in, click on the location - this will autofill the Spatial Reference box above.

Please provide a date for your sighting(s)
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Please provide your contact details (note: this information will be used for record verification purposes).
Your contact details
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Any additional recorder(s).