Skating with SSACN in the Sound of Jura
This weekend – over the period from Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th April 2011 – the Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network (SSACN) is holding a Skate Tagathon in the waters of the Sound of Jura, off the...
View ArticleNorth West Marine sets up in Oban for today’s ROV Open Day
Wednesday at Oban’s North Pier was heavy duty set-up day for North West Marine’s launch today (7th July 2011) of its new ROV (Remote Operated Vehicles) service for the offshore renewable energy...
View ArticleDeadline: support the Oban transit marina proposal and tell the council why
For three decades now a variety of groups and initiatives have been trying to get the right sort of marina for the waterfront town of Oban.The well managed Tobermory Harbour marina development...
View ArticleCrown Estate Commissioners hang on like limpets to Scottish rights
The Crown Estate Commission has been the subject of profound criticism by the Westminster parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee, who found it to be lacking in ‘accountability and transparency’. On...
View ArticleCouncil partnership launches Argyll Coastal Waters kayak trail
In another major sign that Argyll and Bute Council at last really gets the primary value to the Argyll economy of all forms of marine tourism, it is in partnership with other organisations to create a...
View ArticleOban looks set fair for development as a focus for marine tourism
Argyll and Bute Council has issued a press statement on the outcome of the careful work it has been doing since October 12012, in exploring the opportunity for developing marine tourism in Oban.The...
View ArticleArgyll at the 2013 Scottish Boat Show: presence, impact and the future
There was something appropriate about getting to the 2013 Scottish Boat Show at Inverkip literally on the back of the newest ferry in service on the Clyde, from an Argyll business.Western Ferries’...
View ArticleTobermory, Oban, marinas, missed opportunities, cruise ships and Twitter
Talking at the Scottish Boat Show yesterday, 12th October, with the very informed Mary MacGregor, Business Administrator of the admirably go-ahead Tobermory Harbour Association, brought a series of...
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