FOR THOSE\u00a0 of you who value the future of the Clyde and its once-famed angling estuary, there are a couple of dates this month to bear in mind.<\/p>\n
The first is on the May 19 in Lochgilphead and the second two days later in Campbeltown, both great locations, if only for a day out.<\/p>\n
But the greater purpose of any visit is that these are the next two dates for public consultations to discuss the plan for the future of the Clyde\u2019s marine environment.\u00a0 It is of particular importance that the angling community makes its views known, because as you all know \u2013 or should know \u2013 recreational sea fishing in the\u00a0 Clyde is a dismal shadow of its former self.<\/p>\n
The Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative (SSMEI<\/a>) has developed the plan<\/a> But don\u2019t let that put you off.\u00a0 The plan comes in reasonably edible chunks so you don\u2019t have to eat the elephant at one sitting.\u00a0 There are two reports one on fishing and the other on recreation and tourism worth a read for a start.<\/p>\n Other public consultations are planned for Helensburgh, Largs, Gourock, Arran and Glasgow in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n
\nwhich has a title just as unwieldy as the organisation itself.<\/p>\n