Scottish aquaculture industry gears up for Aqua Nor 2025 Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) will return to Norway to host the Scottish Pavilion at Aqua Nor 2025. The Scottish aquaculture […]
Clyde fishers call for science-based approach to alleviate cod closure impact. With an area of the Firth of Clyde again being closed to most types of fishing activity in spring […]
How are Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon faring? A leaping salmon, achieving the seemingly impossible to return to the upper parts of the very river in which it hatched after a […]
Humpback whales migrate through UK Waters. A potential migratory corridor for north Atlantic humpback whales has been identified off the coast of Northern Ireland, Ireland and Scotland through a wide-ranging […]
Increase in alleged illegal fishing in Scotland Figures reveal there has been an increase in alleged illegal fishing in Scotland. Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist […]
£355K skills boost to help UK seafood producers tackle harmful algal blooms. SAIC developing standardised training for sector-wide rollout. A new training programme is being developed to help UK finfish […]
Green fund distributes £3m to enhance Scotland’s coasts and seas. A ground-breaking initiative, which has distributed almost £3 million to transform the health of Scotland’s coasts and seas, opens its […]
Scottish fisheries survey reveals views on climate change. Human activities are causing unprecedented rates of change to our climate, and the impacts of these changes are already apparent in Scottish […]
Team Scotland gears up for Aqua Nor 2023. Aquaculture supply chain invited to join the delegation and exhibition space. A Scottish pavilion will return to Aqua Nor next summer, showcasing […]
North Sea herring fishery and Cornish sardine fisherman honoured in MSC UK Sustainable Seafood Awards. The Scottish Pelagic Sustainability Group (SPSG), part of the client group for an MSC certified […]
Signs parts of Scots fishing sector recovering after pandemic Marine Scotland has published its fishing statistics for 2021, which reveals there are signs that some parts of the fishing industry […]
New research on UK seabed carbon stores. Researchers from the University of St Andrews have collaborated with Scottish Government scientists to develop a new predictive approach that will help assess how […]
Joint monitoring of Scottish Marine Protected Areas An annual monitoring trip of Scottish waters took place recently with Marine Scotland collaborating with the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) on the […]
Scottish seas reveal their natural riches By Keith Broomfield Pictured here a few days ago is a creel vessel off Melvaig in the Scottish north-west Highlands. The sea here in […]
Marine Scotland has two consultations open. The Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government currently has two consultations open as part of the 10-year Future Fisheries Management Strategy to deliver on sustainable […]
Scotland takes action on invasive marine species. Invasive non-native species (INNS) are plants and animals that have been introduced by humans, either deliberately or accidentally, from an area outside of […]
Working together to manage Scotland’s fish stocks. Scotland’s fishing industry will take a new hands-on role in collecting the data used to make yearly management decisions about herring, mackerel and […]
Studying the critically endangered blue skate. Our understanding of the distribution, behaviour and biology of the critically endangered blue skate has been greatly increased by recently published research. Working with Nord University, […]
Two new protected sites in Orkney for vulnerable seabirds. An area larger than the size of Edinburgh and Glasgow combined has been designated as marine Special Protection Areas (SPAs). Scapa […]