'Cry God for Scotty, Scotland and St Andrew'

[H.A.]

S3M-1096# John Scott (Ayr) (Con) : Recreational Sea Angling - That the Parliament notes the economic and social importance of recreational sea angling to communities along the west coast and across Scotland; further notes that around 225,000 people participate in the sport annually with an average spend of £1,375 for boat anglers and £861 for shore anglers; recognises that most species of interest to sea anglers have limited commercial value and are returned alive to the sea, representing an excellent financial return for “Scotland plc”; affirms the extremely low environmental cost of recreational sea angling which is at the forefront of sustainable fishing and especially welcomes the Give Fish a Chance initiative from the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network, encouraging anglers to keep only those fish which have reached breeding size; regrets the substantial decline of the sport and supporting industries, notably on the Firth of Clyde, due to a loss of stocks with a number of species becoming extinct locally or reduced to the point where only juvenile specimens are now being caught; notes with concern the critically endangered status of key species, such as common skate, porbeagle and spurdog, which bring sea anglers to Scotland, and considers that work between the Scottish Government, sea angling bodies and other relevant agencies should continue to ensure the conservation of key species and the continued growth of sea angling in Scotland.

 

Supported by: Bill Aitken, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Kidd, John Lamont, Jamie McGrigor, Mike Pringle, Mike Rumbles, Rob Gibson, Patrick Harvie, Jim Hume, Cathy Jamieson, Margaret Mitchell, Alex Neil, Gil Paterson, Mary Scanlon, Elizabeth Smith

 

Lodged on 07 January 2008; current

 

Good Lord and from a Scot too!!

 

[Jaffa]

Good Lord and from a Scot too!!

 

 

Has your confrontational hate stuff down your way produced results?

[H.A.]

Jaff

 

I think you're losing the plot!