What SANA does
At the SANA Open Forum meeting on 15 Jan 2012, those attending expressed doubt that SANA members and friends understood the extent of SANA work and commitment. This is what SANA does:
Analyses public policy issues on behalf of members and responds to government consultations on these subjects, e.g. on the current proposals for an Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill in the Scottish Parliament. This affects the impact of finfish farming on wild salmon and sea trout and provides new powers to intervene on the thorny subject of mixed stock net fisheries.
Represents member game anglers' interests to public bodies, e.g. Scottish Parliament, Marine Scotland, Association of District Salmon Fisheries Boards, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation, Local Government, the Freshwater Fisheries Forum and sportscotland.
Monitors angling related environmental issues (eg. cormorant numbers and seal predation) and brings the anglers view to relevant authorities
Administers the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Protection Orders on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Licences Angling Instructors (casting, fly tying and guiding)
Trains Casting Instructors
Delivers UKCC coach education programmes
Ensures coaches follow Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes
Licences Angling Coaches
Delivers the 'Club Angling' grassroots development programme
Works in partnership with a growing number of sportscotland Community Sports Hubs on angling development
Attracts and utilises sportscotland funding for administration, coaching, CPD and Club Angling delivery
Selects and sponsors the Scotland Teams for the World and European Fly Fishing Championships (wholly catch and release competitions)
Runs the Scottish National Fly Fishing League (a wholly catch and release competition and qualifying event for our World and European Teams)
Runs the SANA Open competition (a wholly catch and release competition)
Runs the Scottish National Stillwater Championships (a wholly catch and release competition and qualifying event for Scotland Stillwater Team)
The following groups operate under the auspices of SANA:
The Scottish National Ladies Team (which runs an annual Scottish Ladies Angling Championships and subsequent National Team Selection)
The Scottish National Youth Team (which runs the annual Scottish Youth Angling Championships and subsequent National Team Selection)
The Scottish Disabled Fly Fishing Association (which runs the annual Scottish Disabled Anglers National Championships and subsequent National Team Selection)
Provides members with discounted insurances in a number of categories
Campaigns on matters of interest or concern to anglers, eg:
Publication of a Safety Leaflet
Campaigns against dumping of fish
Provides advice to member clubs on Incorporation (as a means of protecting club office bearers)
Promotes equal opportunities in angling (holds Scottish Government recognised Foundation Equity standard)
Provides an expert point of contact for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
Holds an Annual General Meeting where members can represent their views and vote on issues
Produces an Annual Report detailing all activities for the past year
Maintains communication with members through web site, email, annual handbook and Facebook social networking
SANA Needs You
SANA represents approximately 20,000 anglers in Scotland. Most of these are members because their clubs have joined SANA. There is only a relatively small number of individual members. As a result, most of the 20,000 are paying relatively small sums for the work that SANA does on their behalf. A consequence of this is that there is enough money to communicate only with individual members and with club secretaries. SANA relies on Club Secretaries to ensure that club members are aware of what SANA does.
SANA board members are involved in the many activities mentioned above. They are all volunteers, working in their own time.
SANA has only one salaried official, based at the National Game Angling Centre at Kinross.
SANA need a significant increase in the number of individual members and also in the number of people who are prepared to devote some of their time and effort into the activities of the organisation. Please help.
SANACC (a separate organisation)
The SANA Open Meeting on 15 Jan 2012 identified confusion between what SANA does and what SANACC (Scottish Anglers National Association Competition Clubs) does. The two organisations are separate because SANACC members voted to de-link from SANA in 2010 at their AGM. SANA remains committed to unity in angling and remains open to the unification of the 2 organisations.
What SANACC does:
Runs the Scottish Loch-style National Championships
Selects the Scottish National Teams for the Loch-style Home Internationals (2 per year)
Runs the Scottish National Rivers Championships
Selects the Scottish National Team for the River Home Internationals
Runs the Scottish Clubs Championships
Runs the Champion of Champions Competition.
Analyses public policy issues on behalf of members and responds to government consultations on these subjects, e.g. on the current proposals for an Aquaculture and Fisheries Bill in the Scottish Parliament. This affects the impact of finfish farming on wild salmon and sea trout and provides new powers to intervene on the thorny subject of mixed stock net fisheries.
Represents member game anglers' interests to public bodies, e.g. Scottish Parliament, Marine Scotland, Association of District Salmon Fisheries Boards, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation, Local Government, the Freshwater Fisheries Forum and sportscotland.
Monitors angling related environmental issues (eg. cormorant numbers and seal predation) and brings the anglers view to relevant authorities
Administers the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Protection Orders on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Licences Angling Instructors (casting, fly tying and guiding)
Trains Casting Instructors
Delivers UKCC coach education programmes
Ensures coaches follow Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes
Licences Angling Coaches
Delivers the 'Club Angling' grassroots development programme
Works in partnership with a growing number of sportscotland Community Sports Hubs on angling development
Attracts and utilises sportscotland funding for administration, coaching, CPD and Club Angling delivery
Selects and sponsors the Scotland Teams for the World and European Fly Fishing Championships (wholly catch and release competitions)
Runs the Scottish National Fly Fishing League (a wholly catch and release competition and qualifying event for our World and European Teams)
Runs the SANA Open competition (a wholly catch and release competition)
Runs the Scottish National Stillwater Championships (a wholly catch and release competition and qualifying event for Scotland Stillwater Team)
The following groups operate under the auspices of SANA:
The Scottish National Ladies Team (which runs an annual Scottish Ladies Angling Championships and subsequent National Team Selection)
The Scottish National Youth Team (which runs the annual Scottish Youth Angling Championships and subsequent National Team Selection)
The Scottish Disabled Fly Fishing Association (which runs the annual Scottish Disabled Anglers National Championships and subsequent National Team Selection)
Provides members with discounted insurances in a number of categories
Campaigns on matters of interest or concern to anglers, eg:
Publication of a Safety Leaflet
Campaigns against dumping of fish
Provides advice to member clubs on Incorporation (as a means of protecting club office bearers)
Promotes equal opportunities in angling (holds Scottish Government recognised Foundation Equity standard)
Provides an expert point of contact for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
Holds an Annual General Meeting where members can represent their views and vote on issues
Produces an Annual Report detailing all activities for the past year
Maintains communication with members through web site, email, annual handbook and Facebook social networking
SANA Needs You
SANA represents approximately 20,000 anglers in Scotland. Most of these are members because their clubs have joined SANA. There is only a relatively small number of individual members. As a result, most of the 20,000 are paying relatively small sums for the work that SANA does on their behalf. A consequence of this is that there is enough money to communicate only with individual members and with club secretaries. SANA relies on Club Secretaries to ensure that club members are aware of what SANA does.
SANA board members are involved in the many activities mentioned above. They are all volunteers, working in their own time.
SANA has only one salaried official, based at the National Game Angling Centre at Kinross.
SANA need a significant increase in the number of individual members and also in the number of people who are prepared to devote some of their time and effort into the activities of the organisation. Please help.
SANACC (a separate organisation)
The SANA Open Meeting on 15 Jan 2012 identified confusion between what SANA does and what SANACC (Scottish Anglers National Association Competition Clubs) does. The two organisations are separate because SANACC members voted to de-link from SANA in 2010 at their AGM. SANA remains committed to unity in angling and remains open to the unification of the 2 organisations.
What SANACC does:
Runs the Scottish Loch-style National Championships
Selects the Scottish National Teams for the Loch-style Home Internationals (2 per year)
Runs the Scottish National Rivers Championships
Selects the Scottish National Team for the River Home Internationals
Runs the Scottish Clubs Championships
Runs the Champion of Champions Competition.
