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From their website. A year ago Richard Lochhead (Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment) agreed Marine Scotland would collate and review the scientific evidence from around the world on marine areas closed to fishing methods that trawl the seabed and their potential to regenerate a healthier mixed fishery with benefits for all [...]
Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT) is a Scottish charity founded in 2011 SIFT believe that despite the importance of inshore waters, their management has been neglected. Over-fishing and the use of fishing gears which damage habitats have not only been permitted but promoted. As a consequence the inshore ecosystem has been degraded and the valuable [...]
Now here’s a great use of the length/weight charts available from the SSTP Events page as a pdf download. It comes from an email from the Loch Ryan SAC and refers to a competition they were running : ‘the heaviest fish went to Graham Richardson with a special catch, this was a starry smooth hound [...]
Andrew Binnie has been appointed as COAST’s Marine Project Officer. Originally from Glasgow, Andrew has developed strong management skills working with a wide variety of community based organisations ranging from the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust and Castlemilk Economic Development Agency to as far afield as Tajikistan and Madasgascar. His key tasks as Marine Project [...]
A new report, commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) and funded by Marine Scotland (MS), presenting the findings of a series of research projects carried out in Scottish waters has just been released. According to their press release it will help balance marine energy development and nature conservation. As well as the renewable energy sector [...]
RSPB Scotland is launching the Nature of Scotland Awards to celebrate achievements in Scottish nature conservation. Scotland is world renowned for its incredible nature, the conservation charity wants to recognise projects and people who have worked hard to maintain this. Six different awards will celebrate a wide range of outstanding achievements in the preservation or [...]
Condensed from this article. After only two years in operation, Scotland’s first fully protected marine reserve is already showing positive signs – the abundance of juvenile scallops is much higher in the reserve than outside. The research, published in the journal Marine Biology, shows that commercially valuable scallops and several species of algae known to [...]
43 species are in danger of dying out in the Mediterranean over the next few years, according to a report – ‘Overview of the conservation status of the marine fishes of the Mediterranean Sea’ released by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Commercial species like Bluefin Tuna, Dusky Grouper, Bass and are [...]
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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 [...]
EU Consultation on invasive alien species
Invasive alien species (IAS) are species whose introduction and/or spread, outside their natural past or present distribution, threatens biological diversity. They may cause serious damage not only to ecosystems but also to crops and livestock, disrupting the local ecology, impacting on human health and producing serious economic effects. While some EU instruments are dealing with [...]
European Marine and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
This consultation seeks views on the European Commission’s proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The European Commission published their proposals for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) that will replace the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) from 1 January 2014 until 31 December 2020. The EMFF is structured around four pillars: Smart, Green [...]
The Scottish Government have launched a consultation on the introduction of new management measures into the Scottish scallop sector. The aims of the consultation are to help safeguard stocks and more closely align Scottish technical restrictions with those being introduced into English waters by : o Introducing a flat rate 8 dredge per side limit [...]
Future of aquaculture and fisheries
A consultation is underway to support a sustainable future for aquaculture and freshwater fisheries, and the effective management of interactions between these two sectors. The consultation also includes proposals to update enforcement provisions for aquaculture and fisheries, and a review of the approach to cost sharing and charges. The consultation will inform the development of [...]
