Marine
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Sixth annual ScotMER symposium draws record attendees
8th March 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
The ScotMER programme recently held its sixth annual symposium attracting over 1,000 registered attendees from 30 different countries. The symposium took place online over three days and showcased the breadth of active research currently being undertaken by the programme. Attendees heard updates from each of the seven ScotMER receptor groups (described below), as well as...
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Marine Fund Scotland case study: Seafood in Schools
6th March 2024 by MS Communications
The Scottish Government's Marine Fund Scotland awarded £40k to Seafood Scotland’s ‘Seafood in Schools’ scheme
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Seasonal closure to protect spawning cod in long-term interests of fishers and marine environment
9th February 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
An area of the Firth of Clyde will again be closed to most types of fishing activity in spring 2024 and 2025 to protect spawning cod.
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Protecting Wild Salmon
2nd February 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
Net Zero Secretary Màiri McAllan visited Kelso for the opening of the 2024 salmon fishing season on the Tweed and to launch the Sustainable Rivers Audit.
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Sandeel fishing to be banned in Scottish waters
31st January 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
Fishing for sandeel is to be banned in Scottish waters ahead of the 2024 fishery season, subject to Parliamentary approval.
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Bilateral Norway agreement brings additional fishing opportunities
22nd January 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
Consultations with Norway on exchanges of fishing opportunities with the UK in 2024, including quotas and access, concluded with the signing of an Agreed Record on 14 December. Fishing activity has now commenced in both UK and Norwegian waters under the terms of this agreement.
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Shaping Scotland’s marine future
11th January 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
The Scottish Government has published its new Marine Science and Innovation Strategy highlighting the crucial role of science and innovation in realising the full potential of the marine environment.
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Outcome of the 2023 annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
23rd November 2023 by Marine Directorate Communications
The annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) took place between 14-17 November 2023 in London, with parties agreeing on a number of proposals which aim to ensure the conservation and best use of fishery resources in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.
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Outcome of Coastal States consultations on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring
25th October 2023 by Marine Directorate Communications
Consultations between the Coastal States and Fishing Parties in the North-East Atlantic: the UK, EU, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Russian Federation, have now concluded with agreement on 2024 catch limits for shared pelagic stocks. Agreed records for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring were finalised on 18 October 2023 and set out...
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Bringing the ocean into climate conversations
27th September 2023 by Marine Directorate Communications
Scotland’s Climate Week is an annual event in Scottish Government’s Let’s Do Net Zero campaign that encourages individuals, communities and businesses to come together to show support for tackling the climate emergency.
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