SSACN receive funding to support shark research
SNH and LEADER to fund a Shark Project Officer
The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN – http://www.ssacn.org) are delighted to announce they have been awarded a funding package worth £52,000 to help support their data gathering on species of sharks, skates and rays found in Scottish waters, many of which are at risk.
The funding has been offered by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and the Argyll and the Islands LEADER Programme and will be used to employ a Shark Project Officer who will work with SSACN to further develop the Scottish Shark Tagging Programme (SSTP – http://www.tagsharks.com) whose objectives are to :
• Record data on shark, skate and ray species
• Increase public awareness
• Highlight the need for species protection
• Encourage use of “codes of best practiceâ€
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