{"id":827,"date":"2013-07-25T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T12:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.scotland.gov.uk\/coastal-monitoring\/?p=827"},"modified":"2016-08-18T12:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T11:33:28","slug":"6m-boost-for-scottish-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/2013\/07\/25\/6m-boost-for-scottish-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a36m boost for Scottish fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_828\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2013\/07\/Fishing-boats.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-828 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/marine-scotland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2013\/07\/Fishing-boats-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fishing boats\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishing boats<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Fishermen will be offered help to deal with the current pressures facing the industry through an action plan unveiled today.<\/p>\n<p>Prawn and white fish fishermen in Scotland have faced tough conditions in recent years with high fuel prices, export markets under pressure and the EU\u2019s Cod Recovery Plan (CRP) having a detrimental effect. The dramatic fall in the availability of prawns has also caused the fleet to experience exceptionally hard times so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>The five-point action plan includes the following measures underpinned by up to \u00a36 million in funding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The establishment of a \u00a33 million hardship fund for fishermen who may be facing exceptional stresses on their viability<\/li>\n<li>An invitation to vessels to trial a discard-free prawn fishery this year by fishing with gears that eliminate whitefish by-catch. These vessels will have additional time at sea to catch their quotas where necessary, and we will look to secure, through European funding, a guaranteed income as they adapt to new ways of working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It also encompasses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alternative support for vessels not joining the discard free trial, with help to develop new fishing gears and measures to achieve the discard reduction targets<\/li>\n<li>Removing, where possible, barriers that stop fishermen diversifying into alternative sustainable fisheries<\/li>\n<li>Measures (and potentially additional funding) to promote our seafood sector and develop a Scottish brand to support the onshore sector in maximising economic growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Full press release\" href=\"http:\/\/news.scotland.gov.uk\/News\/-6m-boost-for-Scottish-fishing-29e.aspx\">Read the full press release<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fishermen will be offered help to deal with the current pressures facing the industry through an action plan unveiled today. Prawn and white fish fishermen in Scotland have faced tough conditions in recent years with high fuel prices, export markets under pressure and the EU\u2019s Cod Recovery Plan (CRP) having a detrimental effect. 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