Sea fisheries
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Outer Hebrides creel limitation pilot: research and evaluation
Presents the findings of the survey made into the operational implications and socio-economic impacts of the Outer Hebrides Creel Limitation Pilot on fishers.
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SG Response to Consultation: Marine Resources – Ensuring Long Term Sustainability: Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM)
Scottish Government response to public consultation on Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM)
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Improving inshore fisheries data: Consultation on requiring electronic tracking and monitoring technology on under 12 metre commercial fishing vessels
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).
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Future Catching Policy: Scottish Government response to consultation analysis report
Scottish Government response to public consultation on Future Catching Policy (FCP)
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Sea fisheries - future catching policy: consultation analysis
Analysis of public consultation on Future Catching Policy (FCP).
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Marine resources – remote electronic monitoring: consultation analysis
Analysis of public consultation on remote electronic monitoring (REM) as part of ensuring the long term sustainability of marine resources.
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Sandeel fishing consultation: review of scientific evidence
The review of scientific evidence that has been used to inform the development of proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters.
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Sandeel fishing: consultation
We are consulting on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters. This paper explains the background of the consultation, options considered, and outlining the questions for respondents.
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Sandeel fishing consultation: draft partial business and regulatory impact assessment
The draft partial business and regulatory impact assessment for the consultation on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters.
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Sandeel fishing consultation: strategic environmental assessment - draft environmental report
The draft environmental report produced from the strategic environmental assessment on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters.
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Sandeel fishing consultation: data protection impact assessment
The data protection impact assessment for the consultation on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters, laying out how respondents data will be handled.
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Electrofishing for razor clams trial: update - February 2021 to January 2022
A progress update report on the electrofishing for razor clams scientific trial from 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2022.
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Herring in the Firth of Clyde 2023 - total allowable catch: consultation outcome report
Summary and analysis of the responses received to the consultation on setting the 2023 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for herring in the Firth of Clyde, and description of the outcome of the consultation.
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Clyde cod spawning closure Spring 2024/25: consultation
Since 2001, a specific area in the Firth of Clyde has been closed to fishing each year between 14 February and 30 April in order to protect spawning cod. This consultation is seeking views on the continuation of this closure for 2024 and 2025.
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Clyde cod spawning closure: business and regulatory impact assessment - partial
This partial business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) sits alongside the consultation document on the Clyde cod spawning closure for 2024/25. The BRIA will be finalised after the consultation period, allowing information collected during the consultation to feed into the assessment.
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Developing essential fish habitat maps: report
The project helped define areas of the sea essential to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. Twenty-nine species and multiple life-stages were reviewed covering marine fish and shellfish of commercial and ecological importance, relevant to offshore wind development areas.
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Herring in the Firth of Clyde - total allowable catch 2023: consultation
Consultation relating to the 2023 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for herring in the Firth of Clyde. Marine Scotland is carrying out this consultation on behalf of the UK Fisheries Administrations, to seek views on setting the level of the 2023 TAC, to permit the allocation of Clyde herring quota.
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United Kingdom and Faroe Islands fisheries consultations: agreed record for 2023
Agreed record of fisheries consultations between the United Kingdom and the Faroe Islands for 2023.
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Crab and lobster fisheries - stock assessments: results 2016 to 2019
Results of Scottish regional brown crab (Cancer pagurus), velvet crab (Necora puber) and lobster (Homarus gammarus) stock assessments carried out by Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for the period 2016 to 2019.
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Scotland's Blue Economy: current status review
Describes our starting position in the transition to adopting a Blue Economy approach to marine sectors, communities, and the environment. It provides us with the foundation to consider how we can track our progress and determine if significant and lasting change is occurring.
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Scotland's Marine Economic Statistics 2020
Statistics on the economic contributions of Scotland’s marine sectors in 2020. Includes a time series of Gross Value Added (GVA), turnover and employment for marine sectors. The supporting documents include: additional tables in an excel file and a pdf version of the publication.
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Highly Protected Marine Areas: policy framework
Sets out our proposed definition and aims of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) and what this could mean for different activities taking place in Scottish waters. Also describes how we will account for socio-economic factors alongside ecological considerations and proposed new legal powers.
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Norway-UK negotiations conclude
Increased monkfish quota important for Scotland’s fishers
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Supporting the seafood sector and supply chain
Strategy for Seafood published.
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Fishing vessels - economic link: business and regulatory impact assessment
A business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) of changes to Scottish economic link conditions contained in Scottish fishing vessels.
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World leading fisheries proposals
Striving to make fishing sustainable for future generations
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Salmon fishery statistics: 2020
Summary of the salmon fishery catch statistics for the 2020 season.
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Sea trout fishery statistics: 2020
Summary of the sea trout fishery statistics for the 2020 season.
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Agreed Records on blue whiting, Atlanto-Scandian herring and mackerel
Delegations from the United Kingdom, Norway, the European Union, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, the Russian Federation, and Greenland met between 19 October and 25 November to consult on the management of the blue whiting, Atlanto-Scandian herring, and mackerel stocks in the North-East Atlantic in 2021.
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UK fish quota management rules 2020
Administrative rules for the management of fish quota allocated to the UK.
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Scottish fish quota management rules 2020
Rules relating to the management of fish quotas apportioned to Marine Scotland.
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Future of fisheries management in Scotland: national discussion paper
Seeks to start an in-depth nationwide discussion with stakeholders to help inform and develop Scotland’s Future Fisheries Management Strategy.
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Scotland's marine economic statistics 2016
The publication presents economic statistics for industrial categories defined as part of the marine sector.
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