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A public consultation is currently being held on implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. As part of the consultation process, Marine Scotland plan to hold an information event on 25 May at the Barceló Edinburgh Carlton Hotel. This will follow a similar format to the information event recently hosted by DEFRA. If you are [...]
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SSACN’s Give Fish A Chance (GFAC) initiative reflects the fact that many anglers are keen to do what they can to ensure the minimal impact to the environment and to the fish themselves. One area where this can be really important is how to quickly weigh a fish you do not intend to retain yet [...]
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Scottish Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead has urged the UK Government to resist cuts to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) which he feels must continue to support Scotland’s most vulnerable fishing and rural communities. According to Mr Lochhead said: “The existing European Fisheries Fund provides crucial support for Scotland’s rural communities – with £186 [...]
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Recent discussions between SSACN and Sportvisserij Nederland (Royal Dutch Angling Association) highlighted the fact that there is an apparent northern migration of smoothhound – increasing numbers of the species being caught each year. Whether the increased numbers are due to decreased competition for food as cod stocks have declined, decreased commercial pressure reducing the numbers [...]
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George Monbiot’s view of MPAs What do the terms “marine reserve” and “marine-protected area” conjure up for you? Places in which, perhaps, wildlife is protected? In which the damaging activities permitted in other parts of the sea – such as trawling and dredging – are banned? Wrong. A marine-protected area in the United Kingdom is [...]
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The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) has launched its latest report card on 8th May at the World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh. It focuses on how climate change is affecting the fish and shellfish we find in our seas – and what the social and economic consequences could be. Key findings in the 2012 [...]
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An influential European fisheries technical committee has approved a new Scottish trawl design aimed at reducing discards. The ‘flip-flap’ trawl has been designed for use in the prawn fishery and features a small panel inside the trawl that is able to select target species but reject unwanted sizes and types of fish. Trials have shown [...]
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A group of static fishermen are seeking a meeting with the government to try to get scallop dredging banned off the East Yorkshire coast as they say that Scottish and the Isle of Man boats coming to the area are causing damage to their fishing gear. Unlike Scotland, in English waters, scallop dredging is normally [...]
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