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Marine Scotland increase number of boardings at sea as COVID19 eases
Marine Scotland has conducted more Boardings at Sea during the first five month of 2021 than they did during the same period in 2020
Modernisation of Inshore Fleet Privacy Notice from Marine Scotland
Marine Scotland has issued a privacy notice to fishers on the Modernisation of the Inshore Fleet Programme for the inshore fishing fleet
Scientist working to understand behaviour of Northeast Atlantic Mackerel
Scientists from Marine Scotland have been involved in a survey sampling mackerel eggs in the Arctic Circle
Recycling of pelagic nets supports charity’s local and international activities
Seventy tons of old nets from Shetland’s pelagic fleet have been donated to a charity that takes them apart for recycling …
UK Government-led support for the Scottish seafood exports sector
A taskforce instrumental in smoothing seafood exports has met for the final time.
Scottish Government seeks measures to limit EU sandeel fishing in UK waters
Scottish Rural Secretary Mairi Gougeon has promised to investigate ways to stop “industrial” sandeel fishing by Danish …
Secretary calls for UK Government to extend Scottish Seafood Taskforce
Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has called for continued regular engagement with the seafood industry and ….
Scottish North Sea herring – the superfood of our seas
The Scottish North Sea herring season will shortly get underway, with vessels from Fraserburgh, Peterhead, and Shetland working …
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation reaction to UK-EU fisheries agreement
Elspeth Macdonald, CEO of the SFF, said: “While we study the detail of the agreement reached on fisheries between the UK and EU for 2021 …
Non-Lethal Seal Deterrent in the North East Scotland Handline Mackerel Fishery
A results of a trial using Targeted Acoustic Startle Technology (TAST) was funded by the North East Coast Regional Inshore Fishery …
Incident off Lewis leads to call for conditions in licensing EU fishing vessels
A Scottish skipper and his crew found themselves being harassed off their traditional fishing grounds by French and UK flagged …
Scottish fishermen urge halt to sourcing of Norwegian and Faroese mackerel
Scottish fishermen today called on retailers and food suppliers to stop sourcing Norwegian and Faroese mackerel …