Publication - Consultation paper

Improving inshore fisheries data: Consultation on requiring electronic tracking and monitoring technology on under 12 metre commercial fishing vessels

Published: 14 August 2023
From: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Part of: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781835212356

We are seeking views on using electronic tracking and monitoring technologies on under 12 metre commercial fishing vessels in Scottish waters (and Scottish vessels wherever they operate).

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1. Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics: 2021

2. Scotland's National Marine Plan - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

3. UK marine policy statement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

4. Marine strategy part one: UK initial assessment and good environmental status - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

5. Marine strategy part two: UK marine monitoring programmes - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

6. Marine strategy part three: UK programme of measures - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

7. Delivering Scotland's Blue Economy approach - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

8. See Article 9 of retained Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Union control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of common fisheries policy (legislation.gov.uk)

9. See Part 3 (4) of The Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (legislation.gov.uk)

10. Future Catching Policy Outcome Report

11. REM - Scottish Government Response to Consultation

12. Ensuring Long Term Sustainability from Scotland's Marine Resources - Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM): Consultation (www.gov.scot)

13. Outer Hebrides Inshore Fisheries Pilot Area

14. Outer Hebrides Inshore Fisheries Pilot: year one report

15. The Regulation of Scallop Fishing (Scotland) Order 2017 (legislation.gov.uk)

16. Inshore Vessel Monitoring (I-VMS) for under-12m fishing vessels registered in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

17. Consultation Document proposed introduction of IVMS Northern Ireland.pdf (nidirect.gov.uk)

18. The Sea Fishing Operations (Monitoring Devices) (Wales) Order 2022