A new book – Water in Burgidale – by Cunningsburgh-based writer Charlie Simpson charts the amazing revolution which has taken place in marine navigation over the past 60 years. Until the mid-20th century navi­gation at sea relied on a combination of observation and memory. Most fishing was done within sight of land, and “meids” were [...]

You may remember the furore from last year when recreational sea angling was dragged into the EU common fisheries policy proposals in the guise of control regulation Article 47. After we led an email campaign and contacted MEP Struan Stephenson, he organized a protest in the European Parliament; this along with the efforts of other [...]

The latest strategic plan by the Environment Agency for England and Wales has shifted from a vision which opened with "a better quality of life for people, and an enhanced environment for wildlife", plus other commitments regarding cleaner air, water and soils, sustainability, climate change adaptation and finally reduced flooding risk, to one with four [...]

The following press release was sent out yesterday and marks a significant milestone in the development of the SSTP – 1000 fish tagged and counting, and all in less than one year. This has only been achieved through the terrific support of the 100′s of anglers – especially all those who have qualified for a [...]

Now available here (pdf) – a round up of some of SSACN’s activities to date this year. The newsletter focuses on two major projects – The Scottish Shark Tagging Programme (SSTP – www.tagsharks.com) and a Scottish Industry Science Partnership (SISP) activity, where SSACN are the industry lead, to develop a standard process for undertaking near-shore [...]

The BBC approached the SSTP as they were interested in the conservation work we are doing involving sea anglers and Spurdog. They joined the SSTP aboard Ronnie Campbells boat Laura Dawn to try and tag some Spurdog in Loch Etive. The presenter Frank Pope, who also writes for the Times on marine issues, showed lots [...]

When the commercial sector are compelled to discard fish that are over quota, they publicise such events with enormous enthusiasm. Such practices, they say, are abhorrent, are wasteful and even immoral and blame governments and scientists whilst seeking ‘sympathy’ for the poor fishermen who are forced to throw the fish back. Although the deep water [...]

During Sharkatag the CBBC / BBC Newsround programme did a item for their programme where the interviewer ‘Leah’ went out in one of the boats along with Kiera Merrifield and Bradley Burrett – you may see the item on the CBBC / BBC website       Leah with Kiera and Bradley

LOL – Lauren on Location – In her last blog entry Lauren reflects on a key factor which is helping Palau to retain a rich biodiversity in its water – It actually recognizes what it has and instead of ruining and exploiting such a resource it embraces it and protects it. From her blog entry [...]