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January 4, 2011
New trailer from MollandMedia.com
Watch this beautiful new trailer from Mollan Media, absolutely stunning stuff.
This is exactly why we all love fly fishing
Welcome to Grayling Land - by Aki Huhtanen
Aki Huhtanen from Finland just sent these pic's to me from Grayling Land alias Finland, and it seems like they are catching some REALLY SERIOUS grayling up there in the "Land of the 1000 lakes".
I have to visit this place one day for sure, with my rod, reel and mosquito net!! - like any other super fishing destination, these small blood sucking creatures are one of the reason why our beloved fish thrives in the first place :O)
I have to visit this place one day for sure, with my rod, reel and mosquito net!! - like any other super fishing destination, these small blood sucking creatures are one of the reason why our beloved fish thrives in the first place :O)
Here is a little photo essay from Grayling Land by Aki Huhtanen
PS. click on pictures for a larger view.
PS. click on pictures for a larger view.
Getting ready for some serious Grayling fishing - with a big smile!!!
If you should want to connect with Garyling Land and Aki
then here is the links to their websites
And here is the direct mail address: info@graylingland.com
January 3, 2011
New Edition of Blood Knot Magazine online now
A new great edition of Blood Knot Mag is online now - don't miss it it's full of interesting stuff - click on the picture in the bottom of this blog post, and you will get right to it.
Norway just focuses on the money and forget the long term income - unbelievable narrow-minded
Norway attempts to kill off remaining wild salmon stocks - River Tana Salmon targeted first to go.
Today, Norwegian authorities issued the 2010 salmon sea netting regulations. As expected the slaughter of vulnerable wild salmon stocks will continue, with Finnmark in the far north the hardest hit area of all especially in the mighty Tana river . In the regulations, Norway tries to conceal the extirpation of the big female spawners in June in exchange for few small male salmon later in the season. Not just Norwegian salmon stocks will suffer but also salmon stocks native to the rivers in Finland and Russia. Last year Norway’s salmon catches were at an all time low despite endless warnings to the Norwegian authorities issued by scientists, angling, tourist and conservation organisations.
The situation has become a serious contradiction of Norway’s claims to be an environmental role model. Excessive commercial fishing and the havoc caused, in the form of disease, sea lice plagues and mass escapees from crowded pens, by Norway’s largely unregulated salmon farming industry is greatly undermining Norway’s reputation.
Recently, the Russian Government issued its third diplomatic warning that Norway was violating the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty by intercepting Russian and Finnish salmon along the Finnmark coast. The Russians called on Norway to stop the commercial netting in the Varanger fjord and remove all the bend nets (Krogarn) along the Finnmark coast.
In continuing to allow its commercial fishermen to exploit mixed stocks of wild salmon of Norwegian, Russian and Finnish origin, Norway is in danger of provoking further international actions. Already, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have reduced their salmon netting and long-lining down to zero levels in desperate attempts to revitalize stocks in their neighbor countries. The Norwegian decision announced today now makes a mockery of these international initiatives.
“Among Norwegian parliamentarians, there is a complete absence of a strategic debate about wild salmon”, said Orri Vigfússon, chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund. “If Norway wants to become a global salmon power to rival Russia and Iceland then it needs to stop acting like an environmental vandal and start treating its dwindling salmon resource with the care and protection it deserves. Now!”
LINK to NASF
The situation has become a serious contradiction of Norway’s claims to be an environmental role model. Excessive commercial fishing and the havoc caused, in the form of disease, sea lice plagues and mass escapees from crowded pens, by Norway’s largely unregulated salmon farming industry is greatly undermining Norway’s reputation.
Recently, the Russian Government issued its third diplomatic warning that Norway was violating the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty by intercepting Russian and Finnish salmon along the Finnmark coast. The Russians called on Norway to stop the commercial netting in the Varanger fjord and remove all the bend nets (Krogarn) along the Finnmark coast.
In continuing to allow its commercial fishermen to exploit mixed stocks of wild salmon of Norwegian, Russian and Finnish origin, Norway is in danger of provoking further international actions. Already, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have reduced their salmon netting and long-lining down to zero levels in desperate attempts to revitalize stocks in their neighbor countries. The Norwegian decision announced today now makes a mockery of these international initiatives.
“Among Norwegian parliamentarians, there is a complete absence of a strategic debate about wild salmon”, said Orri Vigfússon, chairman of the North Atlantic Salmon Fund. “If Norway wants to become a global salmon power to rival Russia and Iceland then it needs to stop acting like an environmental vandal and start treating its dwindling salmon resource with the care and protection it deserves. Now!”
LINK to NASF
NASF - does a fantastic job!!!
The Atlantic salmon returning to their native rivers need protection from interceptory netting and NASF is determined to give it. NASF raises funds to pay commercial netsmen to stop fishing for Atlantic salmon. This is the only effective, common sense way to restore salmon back to their natural abundance.
In our work we:
- We promote authentic conservation
- We respect historic rights of netsmen
- We pay the netsmen not to fish for salmon
- We help arrange alternative sustainable fishing for the netsmen.
NASF works with netsmen to make the North Atlantic environment a showcase example of bio-diversity and sustainable development.
Since 1989 NASF’s fund raising efforts have raised over 20 million pounds and saved at least 20 million salmon from the fishmonger’s slabs. Conservation of the species is only costing around £1 per fish which is surely a bargain and a win, win, win situation for all – there cannot be a better way! But NASF needs your continued support as most agreements are paid for on a recurring basis. Commercial deals 1989-2008 inspired by NASF principles and policy
2008 Net buy out in Wales
2008 New Greenland 7 Year Agreement
2007 Net Buy Out on the West Coast of Scotland
2007 NASF Partnership Strathy Point Nets to be phased out by Scottish Executive
2006 Ireland bans Drift Nets and some Draft/Snap nets
2006 Pilot Buyout Project of nets in Trondheim Fjord
2006 NASF (UK) First Agreement with Montrose nets NASF in Norway.
2003 NASF North Sea Agreement with North East England drift netsmen
2003 NASF Northern Ireland Conservancy Salmon Agreement
2002 NASF-KNAPK West Greenland 5-year Moratorium Agreement
2001 NASF-MSF Agreements. Buyout Agreements in SW England
2000 NASF-Wye/USK Coalition Agreement buys out Wales driftnets
1997 CG64-AIDSA/NASF Adour River Moratorium Set-Aside Agreement
1997 NASF completes Moratorium Agreement in Icelandic waters
1996 NASF launches Greenland Development projects
1995 NASF Second NE Atlantic Salmon Agreement
1994 NASF Partners stop Pirate Fisheries
1993 NASF West Greenland Salmon Quota Purchase Agreement
1992 Canadian Government 90-million dollar Purchase Agreement
1991 NASF First NE Atlantic Salmon Quota Purchase Agreement
1990 First White river region Set-aside Agreement
1989 The launch of NASF through Quota Purchase Committee
LINK to NASF
January 2, 2011
Shark finning - a cruelty which should be forbidden by law.
...this kind of slaughter is crazyness beyond normal behavior and this woman is a pure symbol of this stupid food trent - she should have her brain examined for bugs!!! - such an idiot.
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