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- Campaign for change in the management of the sea.
- Demand sustainable fisheries management.
- Create legal protection for marine life in specific areas.
Sustainable Fishing
Sustainable fishing methods such as creeling and line caught fish cause no damage to the seabed and do not degrade fragile habitats such as maerl beds and seagrass beds which are important nurseries, affording protection to fish such as juvenile cod.
Gaining a Fishermen's Perspective |  | 
Visiting marine biology student Leigh Howarth joined Arran’s last commercial fisherman Charlie Weir for a day’s fishing this summer.Out of the many great activities I have participated in during my time with COAST this summer, I was particularly interested in spending a day out on the boat with Charlie Weir, Arran’s only licensed Creel fisherman.
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