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Proposed ban on trawling in English MPAs: Statement from Scottish Fishermen’s Federation. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “It is extremely disappointing that the UK Government seems […]
PM urged to meet fishermen he insulted and patronised after EU trade deal. The Prime Minister owes an explanation to the fishermen he insulted and patronised by describing the UK-EU trade […]
Rural Affairs Secretary welcomes sea fisheries statistics. Provisional Scottish Sea Fisheries statistics for 2024 published. Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands Mairi Gougeon, has welcomed sea fisheries […]
UK reaches agreement on North Sea fishing opportunities for 2025. The UK fishing industry is set to benefit from nearly 300,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities in the North Sea and […]
UK Fisheries calls for fair settlement for distant water opportunities. UK distant water operator UK Fisheries Ltd has renewed its call for ‘fair settlement’ from the UK Government to support […]
SSA calls on UK Government to reveal its hand on business support. The chief executive officer of the Scottish Seafood Association says there is an air of uncertainty hanging over […]
UK misses opportunity to become world leader on decapod welfare. Animal welfare organisation Crustacean Compassion has hit out at the UK seafood industry over their self-developed new voluntary codes of […]
Scottish seafood sector calls for flexible and pragmatic visa policy It is vital that the next UK Government elected on 4 July adopts a flexible visa immigration policy to ensure […]
UK government vetoes Irish-Scottish agreement on Rockall access. Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has said that reaching an agreement on issues relating to fishing access around Rockall is a “priority” […]
Government launches new UK-based environmental science network on deep-sea mining. Experts and academics are invited to join a new science network that will help to provide evidence on the environmental […]
UK Government must back food manufacturing to deliver food security and economic growth over the next decade. The food and drink manufacturing sector is vital – we make the food […]
UK Govt immigration policy stifling UK seafood processing sector growth. The UK Government’s recent tightening of immigration rules has made a ‘bad situation even worse’ for Scotland’s seafood processing sector, […]
UK Food and drink businesses struggling to maintain growth in export market. Concerns are growing that UK Government proposals on mandatory ‘not for EU’ labelling could foster further declines in […]
UK Government falling short on protecting marine mammals. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published the Government’s response to its report, Protecting Marine Mammals in the UK and […]
Scottish salmon farmers dramatically reduce antibiotic usage. Scotland’s salmon farming companies have dramatically reduced antibiotic medicine use by more than half in the space of a year. A new report published […]
SFPA issues guidance document on implementation of Export Health Certification for exports of fish, fishery products and molluscan shellfish to Great Britain. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) issued a guidance […]
Project assesses wider ecological benefits of UK’s first offshore mussel farm. The impact of offshore aquaculture on the general health of the ocean is to be explored in a new […]
£20.8 million UK funding boost for the Scottish fishing industry. The UK Government has announced the latest Scottish projects to receive investment from the £100 million UK Seafood Fund. A […]
Underwater camera network to monitor the habitat needs of juvenile fish. Scientists, managers and fishing organisations in the South West of England will work together to create a network of […]
UK Government seizes post-Brexit freedoms for fishing industry. The UK Government has set out further steps to deliver a thriving, sustainable fishing industry and healthy marine environment for generations to […]
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