Scottish Marine Energy Research Symposium 2023

Registration is now open for the upcoming Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) symposium, which will run for three days from 31 January 2023. The post Scottish Marine Energy Research Symposium 2023 appeared first on Marine Scotland. Registration is...

Support for marine and fishing businesses

More than £13 million in grants awarded. Fishing businesses and marine organisations in Scotland’s coastal communities will benefit from Marine Fund Scotland’s latest round of funding. A total of 60 projects which contribute to innovative and sustainable practices,...

American Lobster

If you catch an American Lobster RETAIN & REPORT American lobsters are invasive non-native species, and a high risk/alert species for Scotland and the UK. A Retain and Report campaign was launched in 2020 to raise awareness about the risks they pose (see attached...

Norway-UK negotiations conclude

Increased monkfish quota important for Scotland’s fishers Scotland’s fishers will benefit from increased opportunities to access monkfish and other key demersal stocks, following the successful conclusion of UK-Norway Bilateral negotiations. Agreement on access and...

COP27 blog series: fisheries and climate change

The Scottish Government surveyed wild capture fishers on Climate Change and its impact on fisheries. The post COP27 blog series: fisheries and climate change appeared first on Marine Scotland. Human activities are causing unprecedented rates of change...