Tackle Trade World - May 2023

MAY
2023
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TackleTrade
www.tackletradeworld.com
EDITORIAL
Editor:
John Hunter
+44 7990 542958
john.hunter@dhpub.co.uk
A journalist all his life and with 20-plus years
of international business magazine experience,
John was the founding editor of TTW and has
now returned to the helm. He has helped
many brands launch and grow over the years
through B2B publications and via his own
consultancy business.
Co-Editor:
David Haynes
+44 7766 263908
david.haynes@dhpub.co.uk
A lifelong angler, David has tried his hand
at most types of fishing and is a great
accumulator of tackle and now focuses on
competition fishing. Having worked at DHP for
the last 18 years on every title in the company’s
portfolio, he brings a wealth of knowledge and
experience to the editorial team.
ADVERTISING
North America:
Bart Manganiello
+1 914 722 7601
bartalm@optonline.net
For over 38 years, Bart has been working with
trade magazines, 34 in the tackle industry.
Since 2001, he has been TTW’s North American
Director, providing the best communication
programs to companies, helping them connect
with current and prospective trade partners
around the world.
Rest Of The World:
Guido Knegt
+39 3475036436
guido.knegt@dhpub.co.uk
A born and bred Dutchman, he spent five
years travelling the world as a scuba-diving
instructor and English teacher before settling
down in Sardinia. Guido previously worked for
TTW between 2014 and 2017.
China: Robert Li
Li Ziwei
+86 13451914155
robert.li365@gmail.com
Li Ziwei (Robert) has been working as news
editor for over 20 years. He founded the most
influential Chinese fishing forum in the Straits
and successfully organised many industry
events. His love for culture and tourism has led
him to devote his entire life to the exchanges
between China and southeast Asia.
Magazine Manager
Justin Fox
+44 7813 327966
justin.fox@dhpub.co.uk
A hugely experienced communicator with
more than 20 years at parent company DHP,
Justin knows what it takes to grow brands
and businesses across the tackle sector.
Art Editor: Paul Evans
Editorial Design: Brad Sharp
DHP LTD
Editorial, administration, subscriptions and
accounts to: DHP Ltd, 1st Floor, Nene House,
Sopwith Way, Daventry, NN11 8EA, UK
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LET‘S MAKE
OUR VOICES
HEARD
One of the biggest talking points
in the last few months here in
the UK has been issues of water
quality in our rivers.
It’s come to a head as it was revealed
how often the water companies
have discharged raw sewage into
British rivers in recent years with the
government failing to clamp down on it.
Under current UK rules, the water
companies are allowed to discharge raw
sewage under a process known as ‘storm
overflows’ – where exceptional rainfall
overloads the aging drainage system.
These restrictions have been watered
down (if you’ll pardon the pun) in
recent years and what was supposed
to happen only during exceptional
situations is now taking place with
alarming regularity.
But it’s not just in the UK, this is
happening all across the world. Our
drains and sewage systems are old and
many need replacing, which is easier
said than done when they are below
ground.
Sadly, though, much of this pollution
and sewage spills is due not only to
inadequate systems but sheer economics.
Not only it is it hugely expensive to
upgrade all that infrastructure (which
inevitably eats into the profits the water
companies make) but it’s also quicker
and cheaper to flush out raw sewage
into our watercourses than spend money
treating it (which, as I recall, is actually
a key part of their job!)
And then there is the issue of
agricultural run-off – the chemicals and
3,511
6,466
pollutants that leech out from farmland
when it rains.
Thankfully, there ARE some people
trying to control this but it’s a hard task.
The water guardians in the UK are in a
difficult predicament because of the way
funding works and who pays what.
In Europe there is an EU-funded
project called Digital Water City with
scientists from major cities looking at
how digital technology can improve
water quality so our rivers are safer to
swim in.
In the US, the Clean Water Act
– which is now more than 50-yearsold
– attempted to tackle much of this
head-on with legislation and permits
and yet there are still many high-profile
pollution events and some areas are
simply not covered by the law.
And that has a massive knock-on
effect on our industry.
Without decent water quality in
our rivers, we have reduced stocks of
fish and that means fewer interested
anglers. And even if the fish were able
to survive, who wants to spend their free
time fishing in a sewer?
But we DO have a voice.
The tackle industry globally not only
understands the water environment and
has conservation and preservation at its
heart, but it also has the ears of billions
of anglers who all have a vote and a say.
Let’s ensure that voice is heard, for all
of our sakes.
John Hunter
Editor