The Scottish Government

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2. The Steering Group Members

Association of Salmon Fishery Boards

Role: To represent the interests of the Scottish District Salmon Fishery Boards.

Representing: 48 District Salmon Fishery Boards.

Association of Scottish Stillwater Fisheries

Role: To promote and represent member interests at all levels throughout the UK.

Representing: The commercial freshwater fisheries in Scotland.

Atlantic Salmon Trust

Role: The Atlantic Salmon Trust is an Atlantic wide, UK based organisation which works for the restoration of wild salmon and sea trout stocks to sustainable levels. It champions the fish themselves. It conducts and supports marine and freshwater research and gives practical, independent advice to all from governments to ghillies.

It publishes reports and booklets to inform and educate. It is a registered charity and its Headquarters is in Pitlochry.

British Trout Association

Role: The BTA plays a pivotal role in the continuing development of the industry on four fronts: ensuring that the UK trout industry has a reasonable legislative framework within which to operate, in terms of both EU and domestic legislation; maintaining a structured and relevant programme of R & D; generating an appropriate level of generic promotion to underpin the marketing activities ongoing within the industry; and, administering the industry' quality assurance scheme, Quality Trout UK Ltd.

Representing: The Association represents almost 85% of trout production in the UK. The members are comprised of trout farmers producing both for the table and the restocking market.

Consultative Committee on Protection Orders

Role: To operate under the terms of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 giving advice to the Scottish Ministers on Protection Orders. The Committee contains representatives of game anglers and coarse anglers, and includes an environmental scientist. By virtue of the background of its members and as a result of its operation, the Committee has, in addition to knowledge of fisheries matters in general, significant knowledge of the uses and abuses of Protection Orders.

Representing: Represents the interests of the Scottish Ministers on matters of Protection Orders.

Fish Conservation Centre

Role: Established in 1986 its main objective is the conservation of fish species through their sustainable use based on a full understanding of their geographic distribution, conservation status and ecological requirements. The Centre is based in Gladshot, Haddington.

Fisheries Research Services Freshwater Laboratory

Role: As an agency of the Scottish Executive to conduct research into and monitor the freshwater and anadromous fishes and fisheries in Scotland and their environment. To provide expert scientific and technical advice to Government.

Institute of Fisheries Management

Role: The advancement of fisheries management in all forms.

Representing: An international organisation of persons sharing common interest in the modern management of recreational and commercial fisheries. Members are drawn from professional fisheries managers, research bodies, fishing and angling organisations, water companies, fish farms and private individuals whose interest in fisheries are represented at many levels within government and conservation bodies.

NFU Scotland

Role: NFU Scotland, formed in 1913, is Scotland's lead agricultural organisation representing 10,000 farmers, crofters and growers the length and breadth of the country. NFU Scotland works alongside its sister organisations in England, Wales and Ulster as well as other rural organisations to promote and protect the interests of Scottish agriculture.

Rivers & Fisheries Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS)

Role: The Rivers & Fisheries Trusts of Scotland is a newly formed organisation taking over from the Association of West Coast Fisheries Trusts and open to all Fisheries Trusts in Scotland. Its prime objective is "the conservation and enhancement of all species of freshwater fish and their environment in Scotland."

The Salmon and Trout Association

Role: Formulates policy in relation to Scottish salmon and trout issues, and co-operates with the Scottish Anglers National Association.

Representing: 100,000 individual and club-based anglers, owners and fishery managers UK-wide a significant number of whom either reside in Scotland or are visiting anglers.

The Salmon Net Fishing Association of Scotland

Role: Our Association was formed on 9th February 1906. The objects of the Association are the defence, protection and advancement of the interests of salmon net fishing in Scotland. The means by which these objects may be attained include the following:-

(a) the opposition, by means of memorials, public appeals, deputations and communications with Members of Parliament, of measures that may be introduced in Parliament which might be endurious to the interests of the net industry, and the support of measures introduced for the protection and development of commercial salmon fisheries and the stock of salmon in Scotland.

(b) the occasional meeting to discuss subjects of importance to the industry and applications or representations from individual members of the Association.

( c ) the acting as a centre for mutual communication and support, including the defence of the members of the Association in test cases and actions of importance tending to prejudice the right of property in salmon net fishings in Scotland, and the exercise thereof.

(d) to promote the interest of salmon net fishing and the encouragement of scientific research on salmon problems and the rendering of assistance to those engaged in this work.

Membership of the Association is open to all owners or lessees of salmon net fishings in Scotland, including the District of the River Tweed, whether individuals or firms, or their duly authorised mandatories, including trustees curators, commissioners or factors. The Association is also open to Associate Members, being any individual firm, company or other body who would further the objects of the Association and the interests of salmon net fishing in Scotland.

Scottish Anglers National Association

Role: To represent the membership. To organise coaching, youth development, and the adult and youth international teams. To organise the Scottish National Clubs competition.

Representing: 460 Angling Clubs and 38,000 Anglers throughout Scotland.

Scottish Campaign for Public Angling (SCAPA)

Role: Aims to bring all angling rights in Scotland into public ownership under a democratically elected Scottish Anglers Trust. The Trust would ensure that all anglers have access to our rivers and lochs for freshwater fish and salmon at reasonable cost allied to conservation. Believe that love of angling and not money or social connections should determine who gets access to our fisheries.

Representing: All those who are presently denied access to our rivers and lochs and who wish to see conservation given top priority.

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

Role: To provide an efficient and integrated environmental protection system for Scotland that will both improve the environment and contribute to the Scottish Ministers goal of sustainable development. To monitor potential pollution to land, air and water, the storage, transport and disposal of controlled waste and safe keeping and disposal of radioactive materials. To provide environmental advice and information and works in partnership with many public, voluntary and private sector organisations.

Representing: Is accountable to the Scottish Ministers and, through them, to the Scottish Parliament.

Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling

Role: To represent the interests of coarse anglers and Scottish coarse angling in dialogue with other stakeholders at local, catchment, and national level in Scotland. To develop model policy guidelines for member clubs on matters such as child protection. To promote the coaching of young and inexperienced anglers in Scotland. To organise competitive coarse fishing in Scotland. To manage the Scottish international match angling team. To collaborate with British Waterways in the Lowland Canals Angling Partnership Scotland (LCAPS) which co-ordinates the management of the fisheries in the Forth & Clyde and Union canals.

Representing: Our member clubs cover the full spectrum of coarse angling pursuits. These include specialist groups whose attention centres on, for example, a single species such as, Pike or Carp; "general" clubs with a diverse range of interests and membership; and competitive clubs which engage exclusively in match angling. Some, but not all, SFCA member clubs lease and manage fisheries.

Scottish Natural Heritage

Role: To promote the protection and wise use of Scotland's natural heritage, including the conservation of Scotland's precious landscapes, flora, fauna and geological features, and the enjoyment of the countryside through informal recreation. To advise Scottish ministers and others on all of these issues, and more generally on how they relate to sustainable development.

Representing: Funded directly by the Scottish Executive. Its activities are overseen by a Chief Executive and Directors, reporting directly to the SNH Board, whose members are appointed by Scottish Ministers.

Scottish Rural Property and Business Association

Role: Formerly called the Scottish Landowners' Federation. Represents the interests of the Association members who are involved with all aspects of rural properties and businesses connected with the land. Develops policy on rural issues.

Representing: The members may be owners of individual houses, large estates, one-man businesses or national companies. Members of the Association are represented at National and Regional levels. At the national level there are elected Board Members who manage the Association. Regionally there is a 25 strong Council made up from the 5 core regions of the South East, South West, Central, North East and Highland.

SEERAD

Role: The branch's main purpose is to ensure that Scotland maintains populations of salmon and freshwater fish species that will support sustainable fisheries for the enjoyment of current and future generations of both Scots and visitors to Scotland.

Representing: The Scottish Executive.

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