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For those who missed the BBC news this evening, they had a great report on the Lundy Isle no-take zone, apparently the results have stunned all concerned. The direct link to the video is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm but it does rely ... [full story]

Tourism 'key' to North Sea region Tourism is being looked at as a way of halting the decline of traditional fishing and oil industry-dependent communities in Scotland. Hall of Clestrain was the home of Arctic explorer Dr John Rae ... [full story]

Scotland is missing out on a huge potential to develop tourism and is failing to protect the depleted inshore fish stocks and the SACN and the SFSA feel they must be involved to try and redress the balance. The Sea anglers conservation network (SACN) has ... [full story]

After two years of constant letter writing and email campaigns; Ross Finnie, the Scottish fishing minister, finally got round to inviting the Scottish SACN and the Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers to a meeting with the Scottish executive to discuss ... [full story]

The Scottish executive has agreed to follow Defras lead on Skate conservation. That in essence means it will be illegal to land any common Skate over 85cm which equates to 25lb. Although not exactly what we wanted it will stop ... [full story]