Marine
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 23 April 2014
2nd May 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring an article on ‘Green Growth in Fisheries’. Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 9 April 2014
10th April 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on on ‘Fishermen’s perceptions on marine management ’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Joint Warrior Exercise – 25 March and 11 April 2014
28th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Every six months, the Ministry of Defence undertakes a major programme of exercises involving land forces, warships, submarines and aircraft from all the NATO partners, across the UK. An important maritime element of Joint Warrior takes place in the offshore and coastal waters to the north east, north and north west of Scotland, which is...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 19 March 2014
19th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on ‘Whitefish prices, 2014: positive early indications’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Step forward as mackerel agreement reached
13th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Scotland’s quota increased as two sets of negotiations end. Scotland’s most valuable fishery could be worth an extra £83 million this year after a five year deal was finally agreed between the EU, Norway, and for the first time in four years, the Faroes. At a time when stocks are particularly healthy, Scottish fishermen will...
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EU strategy promoting coastal and maritime tourism
12th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has made a speech at the High Level Conference on Coastal and Maritime Tourism in Athens about promoting coastal and maritime tourism. Read the full speech
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“Disarray” for others without Scotland in the EU
5th March 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Scotland pivotal to EU & non-EU countries fisheries framework. Key aspects of the EU’s delicately balanced and carefully negotiated international fisheries framework would be thrown into “disarray” without an independent Scotland as an EU member, Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead said today. Speaking ahead of crucial international fishing talks being held in Edinburgh this week, Mr...
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Fishing hardship fund
27th February 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
Funding grants for Scottish fishermen. A fishing hardship fund has awarded £1.9 million to white fish and prawn fishermen from across Scotland. The cash boost was announced last summer by the Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead. The Scottish Government took this initiative in response to very poor catches of prawns in the North Sea last year...
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 22 January 2014
23rd January 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on the ‘Social Impacts of Marine Activities’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates
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Marine Analytical Unit weekly update – 15 January 2014
16th January 2014 by Marine Scotland Communications
This week’s update from the Marine Analytical Unit has been published, featuring a guest article reporting on the ‘Implications of a Discard Ban in Multispecies Quota Fisheries’ Read the full update Related Links All previous Marine Analytical Unit updates