Category: Government
LABOUR CALLS FOR HALT IN DECLINE OF SHARK NUMBERS As a shark tagging exercise gets underway in the Solway this weekend, Scottish Labour’s Elaine Murray has called for the Scottish Government to halt the serious decline in their numbers. The Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network will use the exercise to gather data which will assist [...]
Scottish fishermen are to take part in trials of “spy in the boat” technology aimed at overhauling EU fishing practices to end the waste of discarding thousands of tonnes of dead fish at sea. The plan will give fishermen bigger catch quotas in return for closed-circuit television monitoring on board. The Scottish government will begin [...]
European Fisheries Ministers today voted to scrap the existing Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and come up with a new system to be in place by 2012. There was unanimous support for a new Common Fisheries Policy to be radically decentralised – giving more power to member states and to the industry. According to the European [...]
The following extracts from an answer by Jim Mather to a question (S3W-23493) raised by Jackie Baille (Dumbarton) (Lab) show the extent that the Scottish Executive (SE) provide support in cash and in kind to encourage golf tourism via Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland. Mr Jim Mather : SE contributes to the Framework for Scottish Golf [...]
according to the Scottish Liberal Democrats who have claimed he has been forced into a "humiliating climb down" over a fisheries management issue. Commenting on the news that a joint UK ministerial group is to be set up to take forward reforms on new fish quota and licensing arrangements Scottish Liberal Democrat Fisheries spokesperson Liam [...]
Statement by all UK Fisheries Ministers on Quota Management and Licensing in full here. Extract :: There has been considerable discussion of the Scottish proposals regarding the future of quota management and licensing arrangements in recent months, with significant differences of view emerging. Following constructive discussions between all four Fisheries Ministers, we are pleased to [...]
SSACN were represented yesterday evening at the first meeting of the new Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group (CPG) on Recreational Boating and Marine Tourism which was convened by Stuart McMillan MSP, (SNP West of Scotland) on Wednesday 13 May. The first CPG focussing on marine leisure has come about following Mr. McMillan’s member’s debate on [...]
Elaine Murray (Labour) | Official Report source | Question S3W-22586 To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider extending the membership of inshore fisheries groups to include representatives of conservation and sea angling groups. Richard Lochhead (Scottish National Party) | Official Report source Membership of an Inshore Fisheries Group (IFG) is open [...]
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UK Initial Assessment and proposals for Good Environmental Status
Consultation Start: 27 March 2012 – Consultation End: 18 June 2012 This is a joint consultation between Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government and on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The Directive requires Member States to take measures to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status [...]
Argyll and the Isles coast and countryside trust
Argyll and Bute Council have formed a partnership steering group with Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission Scotland, ABSEN, and Argyll & Bute Local Services Initiative to look at the possibility of establishing a new independent trust. The proposed aim of the Trust would be to: ‘work together to sustainably maintain, enhance and promote the coast [...]
Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation Event
Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government are planning to launch a joint consultation on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) on 27 March 2012. You will be able to find the consultation documents on the Defra web site http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/open/ Defra will be hosting a stakeholder event [...]
Argyll & Bute – Coastal Development Strategy
Argyll and Bute Council are preparing a Coastal Development Strategy as part of their new Local Development Plan. One of the key sectors that will be considered in the Strategy is coastal tourism & recreation and therefore the Council is seeking information and views to ensure a relevant, effective and up to date strategy is [...]
EGPS & Renewable Energy Routemap consultations
The Scottish Government has published a Revised Draft Electricity Generation Policy Statement (EGPS) and a draft Renewable Energy Routemap. These draft policies together set out Scottish Government policy for low carbon energy generation. Both policies are now open for public consultation which ends 4 June 2012. A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) under the Environmental Assessment [...]
Marine Social and Economic Data Project 2012
Robust and current data is needed urgently in the marine environment where policy makers are dealing with a number of new legislative requirements such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the development of Marine Spatial Plans and the designation of new Marine Protected Areas. In response to this, EMU Limited in collaboration with the Marine [...]
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