by Niall Duffy | Dec 28, 2023 | News, UK
The Scottish Government needs to work in tandem with the fishing industry if it is to avoid a repeat of the Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) fiasco of 2023. That is the message from industry leaders at the close of a year in which, with the support of Scotland’s...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 7, 2023 | International, News
Plans to introduce restrictive HPMAs in 10% of Scotland’s seas have officially been cancelled. Scottish Government Minister Màiri McAllan announced her party will no longer pursue the plans to restrict fishing in some of Scotland’s fishing grounds. Ms McAllan...
by Niall Duffy | Nov 6, 2023 | International, News
For mackerel, the coastal states agreed to set the TAC for 2024 at 739,386 tonnes. This TAC is in line with ICES advice, following the maximum sustainable yield approach and is 5% lower than the TAC agreed for 2023. However, in recent years, Iceland, Russia, Norway,...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 30, 2023 | International, News
An overwhelming majority of Scots believe fishing fleets should be safeguarded as seas become more crowded with the emergence of offshore wind and renewables, according to a new survey. A poll of 1,000 adults for the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF)...
by Niall Duffy | Oct 27, 2023 | International, News
Consumers concerned about climate change can eat Scotland’s wild-caught seafood confident in the knowledge that it has one of the lowest carbon footprints of any type of food production, the head of the country’s biggest fisheries organisation said today. Chief...
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