State Fisheries Association of Bavaria
| Landesfischereiverband Bayern eV (LFV Bayern, LFV) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| founding | July 16, 1855 in Munich |
| Seat | Oberschleissheim , Germany |
| Chair | Albert Göttle |
| Managing directors | Sebastian Hanfland |
| Members | 137,000 |
| Website | www.lfvbayern.de |
The Landesfischereiverband Bayern eV is the umbrella organization for Bavarian fishermen and a recognized nature conservation association . Founded in 1855 as the Munich Fisherman's Club, the original aim was not to develop angling, but to promote artificial fish farming to secure the food supply for the population.
Today the LFV represents anglers and professional fishermen. Its full members are 7 largely independent district associations with over 875 fishing clubs and around 131,000 members and over 400 pond owners as well as river and lake fishermen. As a nature conservation association recognized in accordance with the Federal Nature Conservation Act, it combines efforts to improve the ecology of Bavarian waters with the promotion of fishing . A special focus here is the importance of angling for people's quality of life.
Protection of waters and species
The LFV is actively committed to water and species protection . In 2001, for example, the association gradually acquired water rights on the Mitternacher Ohe and then demolished existing small hydropower plants . This restored the patency of the river for fish.
Responsibilities of the Bavarian State Fisheries Association
Advocacy
The representation of interests vis-à-vis politics and society is the core task of the State Fisheries Association. The LFV becomes active through its elected bodies and the office. Contact persons are primarily institutions of the Free State of d. H. the Bavarian state parliament , the state government , the responsible ministries and their associated institutions, the state-wide media ie the editorial offices of the daily newspapers, magazines and specialist press as well as radio and television.
Recognized nature conservation association
The State Fisheries Association has been a recognized nature conservation association since 1987 in accordance with Section 58ff of the Federal Nature Conservation Act in conjunction with Section 42 of the Bavarian Nature Conservation Act.
The tasks as a nature conservation association include statements
- the preparation of ordinances of the nature conservation authorities
- the preparation of landscape programs and landscape plans
- the exemption from the prohibitions of the protected area ordinances
- Planning approval procedures associated with interventions in nature and the landscape
State fishing exam
On behalf of the Free State of Bavaria, the State Fisheries Association and its member associations carry out the state fishing examination nationwide.
Administration of state fishing rights
LFV Bayern has been administering state fishing rights on behalf of the Bavarian Ministry of Finance for over 40 years. Among the more than 600 rights there are all sizes from the small stream to the reservoir.
Professional fishing
Commercial fishing has a long tradition in Bavaria. It is divided into two areas:
- River and lake fishing: As one of the oldest trades, fishing on 25,000 lakes (excluding Lake Constance) and 5240 hectares of rivers is practiced by 189 companies, mostly as a part-time job.
- Fish farming and fish farming: With 7600 farms, almost 90% of Germany's main and part-time fish farms are located in Bavaria. The vocational training to become a fish farmer takes place in 114 companies. It lasts 3 years. Responsible for this is the Institute for Fisheries, Bavarian State Agency for Agriculture, in Starnberg.
Casting
The LFV promotes casting , the casting sport of anglers.
organization
The state fishing association has 7 direct members, the district fishing associations. The district associations are, in turn, the collective organization for the associations of the respective government district.
The LFV is divided into the following departments:
- Angling: All members of fishing clubs that are organized in one of the seven Bavarian district fishing associations belong to this group. These organized 131,000 anglers are so-called "indirect members"
- Castingsport: This department includes all casting athletes of the full and indirect members. A total of around 800 fishermen take part in casting events each year.
- Professional fishing: All 450 professional fishermen of the affiliated associations and clubs or individual members in full or part-time occupation are united in it. This department is divided into the specialist groups of breeders in carp pond management and brook, river and lake fishermen
Fishing youth
All children and young people under the age of 27 who are members of a fishing club are automatically members of the Bavarian Fisherman Youth. Currently there are around 14,000 young people under 18 and around 17,000 over 18 to 26 years of age. Essentially, the work of the fishing youth in the clubs is limited to the age group of 10 to 16 year olds.