Tag: Scottish Government
Equality fund launched to make agriculture and fishing workplaces more inclusive and diverse. A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Scottish workplaces, including those in the agriculture and fishing industries, more inclusive and ...
SFF comment on ScotWind round. Responding to Crown Estate Scotland’s announcement on the ScotWind offshore wind leasing round, Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said; “While it is clear that substantial additional offshore renewables ...
Closure of Clyde fishing grounds – Statement from SFF in response to Scottish Government regarding the closure. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the SFF, said: “Today’s announcement by Scottish Government will be devastating news for ...
Initiative seeks to revive fortunes of wild Atlantic salmon. An ambitious project is harnessing the power of technology to finally reveal the secret lives of wild Atlantic salmon – backed by £400,000 from the Scottish ...
Returners programme enables aquaculture expert to spawn new career. After taking a break from work to start a family, Bridie Grant, an expert in aquaculture reproduction and genetics, has been inspired through the Women Returners ...
Less than one week left to take part in Scottish fisheries and climate change survey. There is less than one week left to take part in a Marine Scotland survey to help us understand how ready ...
Blue Blue Carbon International Policy Challenge for Scotland. The way in which marine and coastal habitats such as saltmarshes and seagrass store carbon is to be explored and tested through a new Scottish-led initiative to ...
Scottish fisheries and climate change survey launched. Scotland has recognised there is currently a Climate Emergency, and it is now committed by law to reduce the country’s greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045, ...
Scottish Coastal Observatory celebrates 25 years. The Scottish Coastal Observatory (SCObs) is celebrating its 25th year of monitoring Scottish coastal seas. Operated by the Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government, SCObs samples temperature, salt content ...
Scottish food businesses receive funding to make their recipes healthier. Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland has provided funding to 12 food businesses from across Scotland to help them make their products healthier. The businesses ...
Salmon & Trout body calls for end of Scottish open-net salmon farming. Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC) has called for the end of all open-net salmon farming as soon as possible because it claims the ...
Scottish Government responds to Salmon Interactions Working Group report. Funding of more than £650,000 will extend the salmon counter network as part of a package of measures to support salmon conservation. The expanded network will ...
Marine Scotland supporting a collaborative approach to tackling marine litter. During Recycle Week (20-26 September) Marine Scotland revisited support the Scottish Government has provided to businesses and projects to enhance the protection, value and enjoyment of our ...
West coast inshore group express concern over aquaculture planning. The West Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group (WCRIFG) has issued a statement into the future of marine planning in relation to aquaculture. The statement said: “Looking ...
Working group sets out improvements for langoustine sector. Recommendations for delivering a profitable, sustainable and fair supply chain for the langoustine (Nephrops) industry have been set out in a new report published by a Scottish ...
FDF Scotland’s response to Scottish Government programme for Government 2021-22. In response to the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2021-22, David Thomson Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Scotland, said: “We are ...
Ministers urged to take a closer look at cod quota advice. Fishermen in Shetland are warning Scottish and UK government ministers to think twice about cutting cod quotas next year after official figures showed there ...
Call for Scottish inshore trawling ban. A coalition of more than 100 organisations has demanded that trawler boat fishing is banned from taking place anywhere within three miles of the Scottish coast, reports The Daily ...
Scottish vessels benefit from resilience funding. More than 850 fishing vessels impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. The Seafood Producers Resilience Fund was launched in ...
Funding for Seafood sector recovery. Support for industry impacted by EU Exit and Covid-19. Funding of £1.8 million will help Scottish seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. The funding, ...
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