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With three further speakers added to the roster for the EFTTA Angling Summit at the end of this month, the event is a must-attend for anyone serious about the industry.

The latest trio who will be appearing at the event at hub27 in the Berlin Exhibition Grounds on November 28^th will be EFTTA lobbyist Jan Kappel, Professor Béla Urbânyi from the Hungarian University of Agricultural Sciences and Professor Gordon Watson, a marine zoologist from the University of Portsmouth.

Jan will be discussing the pending EU lead ban proposal and bringing visitors up to date with the very latest information, Béla will look at science can benefit the development of angling while Gordon will focus on discuss the CAST (Competitive Angling as a Scientific Tool) project and explain the work that has been undertaken so far in the UK.

They join a string of other highly reputable speakers including Glenn Hughes, the president of the American Sportfishing Association, who will outline the work the ASA does including its goals, funding, structure, partnerships and resources.

Tintii Drake, from the Finnish Federation of Recreational Fishing will reveal how her organisation has encouraged more women to pick up a fishing rod and discover angling.

Peter Lyngby, president of the Danish Tackle Trade Association, will explain what the Single-Use Plastic Directive and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) means for tackle businesses, not just in Denmark but across the European Union.

And David Lyons, director of UK mental health charity Tackling Minds, will explain how fishing benefitted him and is now doing the same for thousands of other people.

They join DG Mare, EC’s fisheries control expert Joana Patricio, Professor Robert Arlinghaus from IGB and Humboldt University, Berlin, Alienor director Cécile Fouqet and Robert Marx, president of the European Boating Industry.

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