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 Reading‘Sharkatag’ weekend announced
ANOTHER shark tagging marathon beckons this summer, thanks to those industrious folk at the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network.
Continue ReadingAfloat with the Tagathon
Dateline: Loch Sunart, West Lochaber, Saturday November 15, 2009: It was an opportunity to see at first hand the dedication and resourcefulness of a Scottish angling pressure group and it was clear from the flotilla of boats assembling in the car park of the campsite at Resipole, on Loch Sunart that both qualities were evident…
Continue ReadingSpurdog ‘tagathon’ hits the record books
Spurdog ‘tagathon’ held to help identify resident breeding populations of the critically-endangered small shark, is voted “an outstanding success” by its organisers, the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network.
Continue ReadingPredatory spurdog threatened with extinction
Scottish sea anglers aim to put the bite on fisheries minister Richard Lochhead when they carry out a voluntary two-day tagging exercise aimed at delivering research evidence to support their plea for the creation of a marine reserve to help recovery of the spurdog
Continue ReadingSea angling worth £150m to Scottish economy
Sea angling is worth £150m a year to the Scottish economy, according to preliminary results of a major research study commissioned by the Government.
Continue ReadingScottish sea angling wins backing for economic study
Sea angling in Scotland has won Scottish Executive funding worth around £40,000 to undertake the first serious study into its economic impact.
Continue ReadingScottish anglers unite for development plan
ANGLING is waking up to a revolution in its corridors of power as work begins on an ambitious five year development plan under a new and unified Scottish development organisation.
Continue ReadingScotland struggles to net junior anglers
The organisers of sea angling in Scotland are struggling to land a team of youngsters to fish for their country against world champions England and the other home nations
Continue ReadingWomen in Angling: Contacts
Ladies websites Fishing for Everyone Fly Females www.reelbacking.com www.wildtroutfisher.co.uk Lesley Crawford, one of the few UK female guides and casting instructors as well as author of several books on trout fishing. Ladies-only Fly-fishing Clubs Invicta Angling Club. Oldest in Scotland, established 1966. Secretary, Carolyn Shafto 01360 440077 St. Serfs Angling Club. Established 1986. Secretary, Bunty Webster 01382…
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