Marine
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Progressing Scotland’s Leadership on Blue Carbon
21st April 2022 by Marine Directorate Communications
The Scottish Government has launched the Blue Carbon International Policy Challenge (BCIPC) today with awards of £10,000 available for up to 5 projects.
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Studying the critically endangered blue skate
16th March 2022 by Marine Directorate Communications
Our understanding of the distribution, behaviour and biology of the critically endangered blue skate has been greatly increased by recently published research.
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Sharing women’s achievement in our marine directorate
8th March 2022 by Marine Directorate Communications
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March 2022), we are sharing some of the achievements of women working in various roles across the Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government.
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UK-Faroe bilateral talks for fishing opportunities in 2022 have concluded
9th February 2022 by Marine Scotland Communications
The UK/Faroe bilateral for 2022 fishing opportunities has now concluded, with agreement on exchanges of fishing opportunities worth an estimated £5 million with Scotland receiving the highest return ever on record for Faroese stocks.
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Targeted and focused approach to strengthen Clyde cod recovery
1st February 2022 by Marine Scotland Communications
Measures which have been in place for more than 20 years to protect cod during their spawning season in the Firth of Clyde, will continue in 2022 and 2023 with some changes.
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Permanent protection for flapper skate
1st February 2022 by Marine Directorate Communications
A consultation has been launched to gather views on making a Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is protecting the critically endangered flapper skate in the Inner Sound of Skye, permanent.
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Seasonal Clyde Cod Spawning Closure (14 February – 30 April) includes new measures to strengthen stock recovery
13th January 2022 by Marine Scotland Communications
Measures to protect spawning cod in the Firth of Clyde for the past 20 years will continue in 2022 and 2023, through the seasonal closure (between 14 February and 30 April) of the area to fishers.
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Bilateral agreement on fish stocks reached between EU and UK
23rd December 2021 by Marine Scotland Communications
UK-EU negotiations have now concluded, with agreement on key shared stocks in the North Sea and West of Scotland sea basins, as well as other coastal waters around the UK.
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Less than one month to go until new export requirements!
22nd December 2021 by Marine Scotland Communications
Businesses planning to export fishery and aquaculture products for human consumption to the European Union (EU) and Northern Ireland (NI) now have less than a month to go before new requirements come into force from 15 January 2022.
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Annual monitoring and sampling with Scotia
22nd December 2021 by Marine Directorate Communications
Marine Research Vessel (MRV) Scotia’s annual survey monitoring and sampling in the North Sea and the Faroe-Shetland Channel (FSC), has ended just in time for Christmas.