by aps-admin | Sep 27, 2023 | All Regions
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. The post Bringing the ocean into climate...
by aps-admin | Sep 8, 2023 | All Regions
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands announced over £500,000 in funding to support the protection and recovery of wild salmon. The post Funding announced to support protection and restoration of wild salmon appeared first...
by aps-admin | Sep 7, 2023 | All Regions
The Scottish Government is working with Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS), NatureScot and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to co-ordinate a monitoring programme for pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), an invasive non-native species present in...
by aps-admin | Aug 16, 2023 | All Regions
Every year scientists from the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government assess the status of 173 Scottish salmon stocks using information collected from river fisheries and automatic fish counters combined with environmental information, such as water flow. The...
by aps-admin | Aug 14, 2023 | All Regions
Next steps to ensure sustainable fisheries in Scotland. Proposals to introduce electronic tracking and monitoring technology for small fishing vessels will be consulted on as part of package of new fisheries measures announced today. The consultation proposes that...
by aps-admin | Jul 21, 2023 | All Regions
New strategy to support Scotland’s fish farming sector. Actions to increase the productivity of Scotland’s aquaculture sector and help reduce its impact on the environment have been set out in a new strategy. The Vision for Sustainable Aquaculture includes measures...
