Next up in the SSTP’s tagging events is Tagathon 2010.
This will take place on the 13th and 14th November and run from two usual venues, namely Loch Sunart and Loch Etive.
Tagathon 2010 is part of our ongoing data gathering activity to convince the Scottish Government that the stocks of spurdog and common skate in Lochs Sunart and Etive need to be protected from excessive and unsustainable commercial exploitation to allow them to regenerate and rebuild.
Keep an eye out for updates.

The Scottish Shark Tagging Programme now has a facebook fan page!
It is hoped that this page can be used for connecting anglers together on one site to display their photos, discuss any issues they would like to about the programme or related topics and to keep up to date with the tagging programme.
A summary update of the site can be found below.
Hope to see you on facebook!
Cheers
The SSTP team.

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Scottish Shark Tagging Programme on Facebook

Please use the following form to add the tag data regarding single captures or recaptures.
If you entering data for more than one fish in a session, fill in this page in full for the first fish and then just your name subsequent fish.
Fill in the second page for each fish.
NB :: Remember to ‘press’ SEND at the end of the second page.

Name

Email

Post Code

Fishing Location

Latitude

Longitude

Depth (in mtrs)

Time start fishing

Time end fishing

Number of rods

Boat / kayak name or Shore

Tag …

Sharkatag 2010 is over.
It ran from the 18th to the 20th of June and as usual the main target was tope with rays, huss and hounds also expected to feature.
Results :: These will be posted as soon as all returns are in and have been validated.
Meanwhile photos taken at the event may be found at http://www.tagsharks.com/tagging-programmes/sharkatag-2010-photo-call.
As usual for Sharkatag, the main target will be tope and the location will be around the Mull of Galloway.
Please remember – Sharkatag is not a competition – its main aims are to tag as many fish as …

Welcome to the Tagathon2009 Home Page.
Tagathon2009 is NOT a fishing competition – the tagging event is part of our ongoing campaign to allow the stocks of spurdog and common skate in Lochs Sunart and Etive and surrounding waters to regenerate by protecting them from excessive and unsustainable commercial exploitation.
The event will be run from two venues namely Loch Sunart and Loch Etive.
From a logistics point of view, we need to know which venue you are fishing and which pick up points and times you will be using,  to collect the …

The Shark-Marina has a singular purpose, to reduce worldwide shark mortality.
Today the not-for-profit company launches its strategy which intends to prevent the deaths of millions of vulnerable and endangered species of shark. The initiative aims to win over the fishing community by working with game fishing societies, tackle manufacturers, competition sponsors and marinas to form community conscious policy.
In the last five years over a half million sharks on average were harvested annually by the recreational and sport-fishing community in the United States alone. Many of these were breeding …

Sharkatag2009 is a shark tagging event following on from the successful  spurdog ‘tagathon’ SSACN held around Loch Sunart in Autumn 2008; however, for Sharkatag2009 the main target will be tope and the location around the Mull of Galloway.
The event runs from the 12th to the 14th of June – it is not a competition – its main aims are to tag as many fish as possible from the shore and boat; to highlight the urgent need for shark, ray and skate conservation in Scottish waters, and to raise the public …

Europe’s threatened sharks were thrown a lifeline today as the European Council announced their conclusions and priority actions regarding the Community Plan of Action for Sharks.
The Community Plan of Action for Sharks (CPOA) comes nearly ten years after the governments of the United Nations pledged to produce shark conservation plans for their waters. Today’s announcement is the culmination of years of campaigning by the Shark Trust and other members of the Shark Alliance. The Council Conclusions prioritise the need for a prompt review of the shark finning legislation and identify …

Though the final figures aren’t in yet this weekend saw an incredible number of anglers, a flotilla of boats, the odd kayak or two and some incredible fish.

We’d just like to thank all those who have given their support to the project, those anglers who actually took part and to those in the media who turned up, listened to the issues and who are using their resources to communicate them.
This weekend alone, anglers will have spent over £20,000 of their own money to help us begin the process of …

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