The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network

Archive for April 8th, 2008

• SSACN HEADLINES

  Cabinet Secretary Lochhead to meet SSACN More.....

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  Spurdog Tagathon More.....

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  SSACN Grand Prize Draw More.....

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  Global threats to sharks More.....

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• Spurdog Tagathon

  The Scottish government require further evidence before they will to take any action to protect spurdog.

  
  
  SSACN are running a 'tagathon' to gather data.

• Economic Study

  If you have been sea fishing in Scotland in the last three years this concerns you !
  
  The government will ‘go the extra mile’ to support commercial fishing, but do little to support sea angling.
  
  Economists from Glasgow Caledonian University are working on an economic study of sea angling which will help policy makers understand Scottish sea angling’s true significance.
  
  To support this there is an on-line questionnaire here
  
  Please take the time to fill in the questionnaire, pass on the message to your friends and encourage others.
  
  

• Catch and Release

  

  Handle a fish carefully, take your photo, release it quickly and help ensure Fish for the Future.
  
  Click on Alan's image and see more pictures of anglers with fish they have caught and released.

• Report to the SFPA

  You can use this web page to report any kind of fisheries related activity you think might be suspicious to the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency.

  If you are out and about or would rather speak to someone about any suspicious activity simply call 0845 270 3990 which is continually manned.

  The report can be anonymous if you wish but if you give contact details it will help if any clarification is required.

• SSACN Sponsors

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• Recent Posts

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  • Discards are an obscenity
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• Give Fish A Chance

  Fish sustainably, only take fish for the table which have had a chance to reproduce.
  
  
  
  Click on the image, get the list and please use it.

• European Shark Week

  
  
  SSACN supporting European Shark Week
  
  The second “European Shark Week” is just a few weeks away. As part of the activities the Shark Alliance has organised an online petition that will take just 30 seconds to complete
  
  This year is truly pivotal for European shark policy. Defend threatened sharks and help stop finning now !
  
  Please sign the petition.
  
  
  Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is a UK charity dedicated to the study, management and conservation of sharks, skates, rays and chimaera.
  
  

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• Why Join SSACN

  Many species of fish, once very common in Scottish waters are now commercially extinct.
  
  15+ million fish are discarded annually in the Clyde Nephrops fishery.
  
  500+ million fish are discarded annually in the waters around Scotland.
  
  EU fleets discard 2+ BILLION fish annually in the North Sea.
  
  Four species of shark - spurdog, porbeagle, common skate and tope urgently need management plans to stop their rapid decline.
  
  

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• Disclaimer

  The purpose of this website is to highlight conservation related issues which could affect Scottish sea anglers.
  
  Opinions expressed or implied by any material on this website are purely personal to the contributors and do not necessarily agree with those of the Officers or Members of SSACN.
  
  The information on this website is given in good faith, but no responsibility is accepted for any errors which may have crept in, and we will be only too happy to rectify any brought to our notice.