The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network

The Shark Trust

Established in 1997, the Shark Trust is a UK charity dedicated to the study, management and conservation of sharks, skates, rays and chimaera.

The Trust works through a series of scientific campaigns, research and education programmes to provide guidance, facilitate decisions, influence legislation and raise awareness.

Disclaimer

The purpose of this website is to highlight conservation related issues which could affect Scottish sea anglers.

Any opinions expressed or implied by any material on this website are purely personal to those contributors, and do not necessarily agree with those of the officers or of the members of the 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.

Catch and Return

ALL fish returned alive.

Fish sustainably, take fish that have had a chance to reproduce.

Make the fish happy !!

Click on the image, get the list and please use it.

The Scottish Government has historically restricted input to fisheries management and policy making to commercial interests.

As a result of our campaigning they are beginning to accept and actively involve sea anglers as valid stakeholders in marine stewardship at all levels.

Issues requiring attention :

Many species of fish, once very common in Scottish waters are now commercially extinct.

11+ million fish are discarded annually in the Nephrops fishery.

Over 500 million fish are discarded dead 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.

Your contributions will ONLY be used in initiatives to further the conservation cause of sea angling and the biodiversity of the Scottish marine environment.

Jobs with SSACN

We are looking for a volunteer with some knowledge of GoogleEarth to develop an outreach programme.

Enquire here.

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