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Rural Affairs Secretary welcomes sandeel arbitration ruling. Tribunal decision on closure of fisheries in UK waters. Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon, has welcomed the […]
Statement from Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, on sandeel ban. Ian Gatt, chief executive of the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, said: “This is a political decision, driven by unrelenting NGO pressure. […]
Sandeel fishing to be banned in Scottish waters. Fishing for sandeel is to be banned in Scottish waters ahead of the 2024 fishery season, subject to Parliamentary approval. Sandeel support […]
Study finds no link between salmon farming and harmful algal blooms. Marine scientists investigating the formation of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Scottish waters have found no link between salmon […]
Fishermen challenge the idea of a biodiversity crisis in Scotland’s seas. Fishermen in Shetland say that the extent of biodiversity loss in the country’s seas has been greatly exaggerated in […]
Scotland assesses the social impacts of inshore Marine Protected Areas. Scotland has some of the most diverse marine ecosystems in the world, says an article on the Scottish Government website. […]
HPMAs will have catastrophic impact on fishing industry. Banning fishing in a tenth of Scottish waters under a network of new Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will have a catastrophic […]
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 […]
Shetland fishermen join with Green politicians to call for end to gillnetting. Fishermen in Shetland have joined forces with the local Green party to demand a ban on gillnetting in […]
New measures introduced to clean up marine litter. Scotland’s salmon farmers have launched new measures to help keep beaches clean of marine litter in coastal communities. As part of a […]
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