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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Funding for vital life-saving training for the Scottish fishing industry welcomed. Seafish secures £140,000 from Scottish Government to continue offering free training. The drive to make Scotland’s fishing industry safer […]
Mandatory monitoring for Scottish scallop dredge fleet. Scotland’s Future Fisheries Management (FFM) Strategy, launched in December 2020, set out policy initiatives for the next ten years to protect the environment and […]
ICES total allowable catch recommendations: Statement from Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association and Shetland Fishermen’s Association. Responding to the latest advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea […]
Scotland’s salmon sector welcomes Mairi Gougeon into the role of Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands. Following the First Minister’s announcement of a new-look Cabinet for the Scottish Government, […]
Pink salmon sightings in Scotland: What to do and why it is important to report. In light of Invasive Species Week (24th – 30th May, an annual event led by […]
New aquaculture opportunities: Scottish Government seeks senior policy officers. Exciting career opportunities have come up with Marine Scotland, which is seeking to recruit four senior policy officer roles in the […]
How satellite technology could transform Scottish seafood. Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) has announced a ground-breaking collaboration between space and sea, as it commissions tech company Space Intelligence to conduct ‘blue sky’ research […]
Seafood processors criticise UK and Scottish Governments for funding failures. The Scottish Seafood Association has launched an angry attack on the UK and Scottish Governments for letting the seafood processing […]
Bivalve Molluscs and Scallop Impact Survey A survey has been launched by the Scottish Government, to understand the impact of the barrier to trade in exporting Live Bivalve Molluscs (LBM’s) […]
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