The Scottish Government

9.15-10.00 am

Registration and coffee

10.00 am

Chairman's Welcome and Introduction -David Dunkley, Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department

10.10 am

Options for miscellaneous legislation proposals:

- regulation of fish movements; and

- use of live fish as bait - Professor Peter Maitland, Fish Conservation Centre

- use of gaffs, tailers, knotted nets and pike gags;

- annual/weekly close times; and

- use of multiple rods and rod rests - Ron Woods, Scottish Federation for Coarse Angling

10.35 am

Question and Answers

11.05 am

Submit feedback forms

11.10 pm

Proposals for legislation regarding Access to Fishing - Willie Miller, Consultative Committee on Protection Orders

11.40 pm

Question and Answers (Access)

12.25 pm

Submit feedback forms

LUNCH

1.30 pm

Proposals for the Management of fisheries resources - Andrew Wallace, Association of Salmon Fishery Boards

1.50 pm

Questions and Answers

2.25 pm

Submit feedback forms

2.30 pm

Tea/coffee

3.00 pm

Conclusions and Close - Dr Alastair Stephen, Institute of Fisheries Management

3.30 pm

Finish