{"id":1568,"date":"2019-12-11T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2019-12-11T15:56:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:56:02","slug":"in-the-news-mechanical-dredging-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/rural-environment\/2019\/12\/11\/in-the-news-mechanical-dredging-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"In the news: mechanical dredging trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have seen in the news or on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=kelp%20harvesting&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">social media<\/a> discussion about mechanical dredging trials.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">A Scottish Government spokesperson said:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u201cNo mechanical dredging trials have been commissioned or are planned. The Seaweed review group has agreed for the need for a desk study to consider what any appropriate pilot study approach could be. However, any pilot would only be developed once these desk studies have concluded and supplementary investigations, such as expert judgement and supporting modelling work, are carried out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have seen in the news or on social media discussion about mechanical dredging trials. A Scottish Government spokesperson said: \u201cNo mechanical dredging trials have been commissioned or are planned. The Seaweed review group has agreed for the need for a desk study to consider what any appropriate pilot study approach could be. 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