Category: SSACN Announcements
Looking ahead to 2012 ? Want to enjoy some good company and fishing ? Want to make a real difference ? Support the Scottish Shark Tagging Programme Help save Scotland’s sharks. Three Events which throughout the year. Download a copy of the poster and share it around. Tagging is the only non-destructive assessment of [...]
A package of measures to help commercial fishermen meet increased fuel prices has been agreed by the European Fisheries Council. According to Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead :”The EU has today recognised the severe impact fuel prices are having on our fishermen. Over recent months, the Scottish Government has lobbied hard for European support and I [...]
SSACN’s Event Team would like to welcome back to all those seasoned Tagathon anglers and all the new faces joining in this year to help tag as many fish as possible in the name of conservation. They have created an information pack to provide all anglers with all the information they require to have a [...]
The AGM this year will be held on the 8th December at the Royal Marine Reserve HQ, 37 – 51 Birkmyre Road, Govan, Glasgow, G51 3JH – it will start at 7.30pm and all Members are welcome to attend. As the HQ is a gated compound, please respond to this email address / write directly [...]
The weekend of the 24th of September saw Glasgow Angling Centre host another very successful open weekend. The event attracted anglers in droves to meet some of anglings most notable figures and to take part in a range of events including casting and fly tying demonstrations. SSACN, via its project the Scottish Shark Tagging Programme [...]
SSACN are very keen to help educate Scottish children about the various species of fish and their natural environments in their local waters. As part of the programme SSACN’s Scottish Shark tagging Programme (SSTP) has been visiting primary schools throughout Scotland running education and awareness events. Reports from the various visits may be found here. [...]
Andy Ford of onlinefishing.tv joined Willy Kennedy and Stuart Cresswell and other anglers involved in SSACN’s Sharkatag (2009) who show him the ropes in his efforts to catch personal best tope to 40lb, bull huss, rays and smoothhounds. Normally a paid for service, you can see the programme here for FREE throughout October. The boys [...]
For this edition we have a new Editor – Julie Hope – who joined us just recently as our new SSTP Project Coordinator – download it here. This last quarter has seen a major change in the political position regarding sharks with Fisheries Minister Lochhead recognising that protecting vulnerable marine species is crucially important and [...]
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EU Consultation on invasive alien species
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species whose introduction and/or spread, outside their natural past or present distribution, threatens biological diversity. They may cause serious damage not only to ecosystems but also to crops and livestock, disrupting the local ecology, impacting on human health and producing serious economic effects. While some EU instruments are dealing with [...]
European Marine and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
This consultation seeks views on the European Commission’s proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The European Commission published their proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) that will replace the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2020. The EMFF is structured around four pillars: Smart, Green [...]
The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on the introduction of new management measures into the Scottish scallop sector. The aims of the consultation are to help safeguard stocks and more closely align Scottish technical restrictions with those being introduced into English waters by : o Introducing a flat rate 8 dredge per side limit [...]
Future of aquaculture and fisheries
A consultation is underway to support a sustainable future for aquaculture and freshwater fisheries, and the effective management of interactions between these two sectors. The consultation also includes proposals to update enforcement provisions for aquaculture and fisheries, and a review of the approach to cost sharing and charges. The consultation will inform the development of [...]
Cod recovery measures–Clyde spawning closure
The Scottish Government has, since 2002, implemented a spawning season closure in the Firth of Clyde which complements the Irish Sea closure provided for under EU legislation. For both 2012 and 2013, the Scottish Government believes that there is a clear case for continuing the practice of a spawning season closure by rolling over the [...]
