The SSTP recently attended a workshop on the common skate in Orkney, held by SNH and Marine Scotland science. The Orkney representation was the Council, Heriot Watt University, the Orkney Fishing Association and the Orkney Skate Trust. There is a conundrum concerning the skate purses that literally wash up empty in their hundreds on certain…
Edward Wright; our present Project Officer has done a superb job at the helm of the tagging programme during the last three years but he feels it is time to move on. Ed is planning to travel the world with his partner Nuria. The trustees of SSACN would like to thank Ed for his commitment…
This year’s Summer Angling Festival (3rd – 5th June) was a great success that brought the public and anglers together in a much larger way than ever before. Sharkatag, our flagship event, had been successfully run since 2008 but for 2016 it was time to add something new, keep it fresh and really celebrate our…
In 2011, we asked a number of people across a broad range of interests to give their views on any aspect of the state of Scotland’s marine environment in the hope they would provoke some alternative thinking regarding inshore management or just simply show how sea angling has a part to play in delivering a…