THE wild fish lobby can huff and puff as much as it likes, but the latest spat over coastal salmon netting around Scotland demonstrates just how divided the warring factions are and illustrates pointedly Government dithering about how to solve the issues. (more…)
November 16, 2010
Opinion: Why coastal netting for salmon seems destined to survive
Posted by Gordon Mack under Game | Tags: ASFB, Atlantic Salmon Trust, ICES, Mixed Stock Fisheries, NASCO, Norway, RAFTS, Richard Lochhead, S&TA, salmon, Scottish Government, sea trout, Usan Fisheries, wild fish, wild salmon |[4] Comments
May 1, 2010
Opinion: Why it’s your turn to play politics with salmon
Posted by Gordon Mack under Game | Tags: ASFB, coastal netting, Environment Agency, grilse, ICES, Mixed Stock Fisheries, NASCO, Richard Lochhead, S&TA, sea trout, wild salmon |1 Comment
FED UP with the mealy-mouthed political wrangling in the big election debate? Take the increasingly cynical view that it’s all a bit of a waste of time?
Well if you have ever enjoyed a day’s salmon or sea trout fishing on a Scottish river, and think politics doesn’t really matter when it comes to having a day out on the bankside, you should take a glance at the Government’s report on mixed stock fisheries and be very worried indeed. (more…)
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