TERMS OF REFERENCE – RAFCAA COARSE ANGLING SPECIMEN REP

ANNEX K TO
RAFCAA/CCMAN/3
DATED 01 SEP 07

TERMS OF REFERENCE – SPECIMEN REPRESENTATIVE

1. As the Specimen Representative, you are primarily responsible for the publication, maintenance and update of the RAFCAA (Coarse) Record list as laid down below:

RAFCAA (COARSE) RECORD LIST CLAIMANT RULES & CLAIM FORM

a. For an angler to claim a RAFCAA (Coarse) Record fish, the following criteria are to be met:

i. The fish must have been caught on rod and line by legal and fair means by a member of the RAF, within the boundaries of the UK. Furthermore, all the rules of the water from which the fish was caught must have been adhered to in the capture of the fish.

ii. The claimant must have hooked, played and landed the fish on his/her own, with no assistance from a third party.

iii. The fish must have been weighed on an accurate set of scales that have been zeroed in front of a witness prior to weighing, and which must be available for inspection and calibration if required.

iv. One witness to the weighing of the fish must be provided. If the claimant knows the witness, a second witness may be required, if photographic evidence is not comprehensive.

v. Measurements of the fish would add credibility to the claim; these should include the length of the fish (from the fork of the tail to the tip of the nose), and the girth of the fish at its greatest.

vi. Unless caught in an official RAFCAA (Coarse) match and weighed independently, photographic evidence of the fish must be provided. Photographs must show the entire body of the fish, in relation to an object of known size (which can be accurately measured).

vii. A claim will be accepted as a new record provided it meets the above criteria and is unanimously accepted by the RAFCAA(Coarse) sub-committee during one of its meetings. The decision of the committee is final and cannot be appealed against unless further verified evidence is produced.