Comments for The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network http://www.ssacn.org Fish for the Future Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:47:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on SOS Newsletter - May 2008 by Niven http://www.ssacn.org/2008/05/26/sos-newsletter-may-2008/#comment-279 Niven Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:47:29 +0000 http://www.ssacn.org/2008/05/26/sos-newsletter-may-2008/#comment-279 <strong>Niven...</strong> I just wanted to tell you that your site is really awesome and is of a fantastic quality. The content is great and I will be returning.... Niven…

I just wanted to tell you that your site is really awesome and is of a fantastic quality. The content is great and I will be returning….

]]> Comment on British seas a wasteland by Graham Dods http://www.ssacn.org/in-depth-articles/british-seas-a-wasteland/#comment-27 Graham Dods Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:08:27 +0000 http://www.ssacn.org/in-depth-articles/british-seas-a-wasteland/#comment-27 Please consider this possible factor for fish stock declines... I am not a biologist, however I have often wondered whether worms found buried in the flesh of white fish has been a factor in fish stock decline. In the 70’s & 80’s nearly all the pollack and cod I caught (angling by rod) in Loch Fyne were riddled with 2-4cm long x 2mm diameter, clear, tubeular worms. A few years later – there were no fish in the loch! After a lul in my angling exploits, I have begun to fish, quite sucessfully, the shoreline on the East Coast of Scotland. Much to my dismay, nearly all the cod I have caught are infested with this same worm like parasite. Could this parasite potentially be killing off all our bottom feeding fish? Has anyone researched this parasite? I would be interested to know and willing to give more details. Graham Dods. Please consider this possible factor for fish stock declines…

I am not a biologist, however I have often wondered whether worms found buried in the flesh of white fish has been a factor in fish stock decline.

In the 70’s & 80’s nearly all the pollack and cod I caught (angling by rod) in Loch Fyne were riddled with 2-4cm long x 2mm diameter, clear, tubeular worms. A few years later – there were no fish in the loch!

After a lul in my angling exploits, I have begun to fish, quite sucessfully, the shoreline on the East Coast of Scotland. Much to my dismay, nearly all the cod I have caught are infested with this same worm like parasite. Could this parasite potentially be killing off all our bottom feeding fish?

Has anyone researched this parasite? I would be interested to know and willing to give more details.

Graham Dods.

]]> Comment on Annan based trawlers guilty of ‘black fishing’ by ian robinson http://www.ssacn.org/2007/08/05/annan-based-trawlers-guilty-of-black-fishing/#comment-7 ian robinson Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:41:11 +0000 http://www.ssacn.org/2007/08/05/annan-based-trawlers-guilty-of-black-fishing/#comment-7 <p><p>There's still too many willing to circumvent all the rules; Mr Lochhead will have to really tighten things up if he expects anyone to believe the SNP and the commercial fishermen are really interested in sustainability.</p></p> <p>There’s still too many willing to circumvent all the rules; Mr Lochhead will have to really tighten things up if he expects anyone to believe the SNP and the commercial fishermen are really interested in sustainability.</p>

]]> Comment on Voluntary temporary closures by Skater http://www.ssacn.org/2007/11/08/voluntary-temporary-closures/#comment-6 Skater Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:25:41 +0000 http://www.ssacn.org/2007/07/31/voluntary-temporary-closures/#comment-6 So what happens to all the undersized fish they haul in to find out they are undersized - get landed as 'legal' or get discarded ? Seems like a great chance to have your cake and eat it, or just another bit of political moonshine !! So what happens to all the undersized fish they haul in to find out they are undersized - get landed as ‘legal’ or get discarded ?

Seems like a great chance to have your cake and eat it, or just another bit of political moonshine !!

]]> Comment on Annan based trawlers guilty of ‘black fishing’ by den http://www.ssacn.org/2007/08/05/annan-based-trawlers-guilty-of-black-fishing/#comment-5 den Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:27:25 +0000 http://www.ssacn.org/2007/08/05/annan-based-trawlers-guilty-of-black-fishing/#comment-5 While the honest fishermen stick to the rules, their greedy colleagues are stealing their livliehoods, and making a mockery of the efforts they are making to maintain a sustainable fishery. While the honest fishermen stick to the rules, their greedy colleagues are stealing their livliehoods, and making a mockery of the efforts they are making to maintain a sustainable fishery.

]]> Comment on The latest news from SSACN by ian robinson http://www.ssacn.org/2007/11/09/hello-world/#comment-3 ian robinson Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:57:11 +0000 #comment-3 Looks to be coming on fine - best of luck. Looks to be coming on fine - best of luck.

]]> Comment on The latest news from SSACN by First Visitor http://www.ssacn.org/2007/11/09/hello-world/#comment-1 First Visitor Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:50:15 +0000 #comment-1 <p>Hi, great to see everyone getting together, we need an effective conservation group - keep up the good work</p> Hi, great to see everyone getting together, we need an effective conservation group - keep up the good work

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