Lunchtime Event
Firstly we showed an extract from a video which was developed with the cooperation of businesses in Drummore in which they discussed the impact of the depletion of stocks on the long term viability of the community.
The extract (90MB) is available here and the full video is available on request.
This was followed by a short slide presentation which was backed up by a document, in pdf unless otherwise stated, which contained :
- Cover Page (MS Publisher)
- Welcome page with list of organisations attending
- Drummore video overview with input from businesses
- Lifelines slides presented
- Angling Regeneration Centres overview and proposal for their introduction
- Scottish sharks and the need to address stock issues
- The forgotten sea the fishless desert off the West Coast
- The collapse of the Clyde the impact of past and current exploitation issues
- Best Value Many fish are worth more alive in the sea than dead on the slab
- Skates and rays The depletion of their stocks in Scottish waters
- Pollack their value and a nightmare scenario
- GFAC Give Fish A Chance table
The presentation was then followed by a panel discussion, chaired by Ian Robertson, with the MSPs responding to questions and issues raised by the various members of SSACN and other organisations present.
