Marine
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Bilateral agreement with Norway brings additional fishing opportunities
19th December 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
Consultations with Norway on exchanges of fishing opportunities with the UK in 2025, including quotas and access, concluded with the signing of an Agreed Record on 17 December.
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Agreement on 2025 fish opportunities reached between UK and EU
10th December 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
The UK and the EU have agreed Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for over 80 jointly managed stocks, including those in the North Sea and West of Scotland.
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Agreement on 2025 fishing opportunities reached between UK, EU and Norway
5th December 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
The UK-EU-Norway trilateral negotiations to set Total Allowable Catches (TACs) for six shared North Sea stocks have now concluded.
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Outcome of Coastal States consultations on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring
31st October 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
A summary of negotiation outcomes for Scotland for Coastal States consultations on pelagic stocks.
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Scottish crab and lobster management improvements from May
3rd May 2024 by Marine Directorate Communications
From 12th May 2024, selected interim inshore fisheries measures will be implemented in Scotland
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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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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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Assessing the social impacts of inshore Marine Protected Areas and proposed Priority Marine Feature Management Areas
21st July 2023 by Marine Scotland Communications
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are one tool that the Scottish Government uses to seek to ensure that some of the most vulnerable species and habitats are restored and resilient to future changes by removing the pressures that affect them.
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Outcome of UK-Faroe bilateral talks for fishing opportunities in 2023
25th April 2023 by Marine Scotland Communications
A summary of outcomes of UK-Faroe bilateral talks for fishing opportunities in 2023.
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