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 gathering the data the government say they need before they are willing to put in place any form of protection for the remaining spurdog stocks.

Ironically, there is no onus on those who commercially exploit spurdog to prove that they are NOT depleting stocks.

What’s more important here – the survival and rebuilding of a fishery resource which in the longer term could increase both commercial and recreational opportunities, OR, short term actions to protect commercial and political interests ?

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2. Herald spurdog tagging
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4. Bycatch threats to porbeagle and spurdog ?
5. Tagathon 2008 – Sunday Herald article