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	<title>The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network</title>
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		<title>Public consultation MSFD</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A public consultation is currently being held on implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.&#160; As part of the consultation process, Marine Scotland plan to hold an information event on 25 May at the Barceló Edinburgh Carlton Hotel.&#160; This will follow a similar format to the information event recently hosted by DEFRA. If you are [...]
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		<title>Weight curves / charts for sharks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>Save subsidies for the commercial sector</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/save-subsidies-for-the-commercial-sector?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=save-subsidies-for-the-commercial-sector</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 12:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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<li><a href='http://www.ssacn.org/2011-think-again/the-state-of-scotlands-marine-environment' rel='bookmark' title='The State of Scotland&rsquo;s marine environment'>The State of Scotland&rsquo;s marine environment</a></li>
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		<title>Aim to improve smoothhound knowledge through collaboration</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/aim-to-improve-smoothhound-knowledge-through-collaboration?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=aim-to-improve-smoothhound-knowledge-through-collaboration</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>MPAs &#8211; nothing but paper parks</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/mpas-nothing-but-paper-parks?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mpas-nothing-but-paper-parks</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/mpas-nothing-but-paper-parks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssacn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[George Monbiot’s view of MPAs What do the terms &#8220;marine reserve&#8221; and &#8220;marine-protected area&#8221; 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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		<title>Marine climate change report card</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/marine-climate-change-report-card?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=marine-climate-change-report-card</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/marine-climate-change-report-card#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ssacn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>Flip-flap&#8211;flop ?</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/flip-flapflop?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=flip-flapflop</link>
		<comments>http://www.ssacn.org/flip-flapflop#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An influential European fisheries technical committee has approved a new Scottish trawl design aimed at reducing discards. The ‘flip-flap’&#160; 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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		<title>6 mile limit for scallop dredgers</title>
		<link>http://www.ssacn.org/6-mile-limit-for-scallop-dredgers?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=6-mile-limit-for-scallop-dredgers</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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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		<title>Scar Tissue Formation Around Tag Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Floy Dart tags as used by the SSTP are widely used around the world and as such the effects of dart tagging is well researched. While healing from a tag may take longer than a normal wound due to the presence of the tag, the shark’s body will eventually form an area of fibrous scar [...]
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		<title>What a surprise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Commercial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[THE&#160; National Federation of Fishermen&#8217;s Organisations (NFFO) has said it is surprised &#8211; even shocked -&#160; by&#160; the latest assessment&#160; of North Sea and West of Scotland saithe which indicates all is not well for the stock. The NFFO claim the saithe stock had been consistent with a fishery maximum sustainable yield for four or [...]
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