New super marine directorate goes live in April
New super body, Marine Scotland is set to go live on April 1, according to the Government.
Continue ReadingSalmon lobby gets its teeth into the beavers
THE salmon and sea trout lobby has finally got its teeth firmly into the wildlife campaign to reintroduce beavers to the wild in Scotland
Continue ReadingScottish Water – the conviction record
The conviction record against Scottish Water for waste water offences since 1996.
Continue ReadingSweet scent of success for Rotten Calder anglers
Anglers on the Rotten Calder a tributary of the Clyde in south Lanarkshire were sampling the sweet scent of success today after receiving £4000 in an out-of-court compensation payment from Scottish Water for dumping sewage sludge into their river and wiping out brown trout and salmon stocks.
Continue Reading‘Sharkatag’ weekend announced
ANOTHER shark tagging marathon beckons this summer, thanks to those industrious folk at the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network.
Continue ReadingSecond case of ISA in Shetland
A second case of infectious salmon anaemia hits Shetland
Continue ReadingSalmon prosperity ‘down to catch and release’ – Lochhead
Comforting to see fisheries minister Richard Lochhead up at Portarch Bridge on Deeside today at the opening of the 2009 salmon season acknowledging the huge impact angling has on local economies. “Recent years have been enormously prosperous for salmon catches in Scotland, bringing good news to a number of rural communities in these difficult economic times,”…
Continue ReadingMuch to admire, but little to cheer
The mood was sombre at the Sunday Herald’s 10th anniversary party.
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