Archives from 2010

Invitation from Clyde Inshore Fisheries Group

Extract from a letter July 2010

CLYDE INSHORE FISHERIES GROUP Chairman: Dr Billy Sinclair. As Chair of the Clyde IFG, I think that organisations such as COAST should play a proactive role in the continued development of the Clyde and its related fisheries.

As such, I would like to reaffirm that my earlier invitation to you, for COAST to join the Advisory Group for the Clyde IFG, is still open should you wish to take it up, thereby giving COAST a voice at the most appropriate point in the overall process of fisheries development within the Clyde.

I look forward to the future where a healthy vibrant Clyde is supporting not only a commercial viable and sustainable inshore fishing industry, but also a rich and biodiverse marine environment which can safely be enjoyed by all.

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Creelers and Scallop divers environmentally friendly fisheries

Creelers and Scallop divers environmentally friendly fisheries.

Article courtesy of http://forargyll.com/

creel bouys

Creel marker buoys like those pictured are a common sight around the west coast of Scotland especially in Argyll. Creels are caged structures with an access for the intended catch to access the bated cage. Escape is prevented by the design of the entrance. These creels are commonly used for catching prawns and crabs.

Throughout Argyll relatively small fishing boats from numerous rural locations around the coast set a series of creels in local areas known to the fishermen for giving good returns. This method of fishing has been carried out for thousands of years and includes the larger lobster pots - although these are becoming increasingly rare around the whole of the UK.

But is this a sustainable fishery?

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