News
North and Northwest Coast
March 5, 2024
NW Coast Report on Consultation re Proposals to Manage the Crab and Lobster Fishery
Report on Consultation into Proposals to Introduce Measures to Manage the Crab and Lobster Fishery […]
Shetland
January 16, 2024
Shetland Regional Inshore Fisheries Group January 17th Meeting Moves onto Teams
Shetland RIFG meeting on January 17th is now entirely online. For a link please email […]
Shetland
November 29, 2023
Shetland Regional Inshore Fisheries Group Drop-In Meetings
Drop-In Meetings with Shetland RIFG Chair Hilary Burgess Whalsay Heritage Centre Monday 27th November 5-6pm […]
Shetland
November 22, 2023
Community Talk on European Eels
Join us for a virtual talk on European Eels 22nd November 2023 7pm Eels are: CRITICALLY […]
National
November 7, 2023
Meeting with Gillian Martin MSP
RIFG Chairs will be meeting with Gillian Martin MSP on November 16th 2023 and would […]
All Regions
October 25, 2023
Outcome of Coastal States consultations on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring
Consultations between the Coastal States and Fishing Parties in the North-East Atlantic: the UK, EU, […]
Orkney
October 20, 2023
Orkney Fishermen’s Society Saved
Orkney Fishermen’s Society, which operates one of the UKs premier brown crab factories, processing and […]
All Regions
October 14, 2023
Ban on wet wipes containing plastic moves closer
Progress towards protecting Scottish waters Wet wipes containing plastic could be banned as part of […]
All Regions
October 4, 2023
Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2022
The Scottish Government today published the Scottish Fish Farm Production Survey 2022. The publication details […]
All Regions
September 27, 2023
Bringing the ocean into climate conversations
Scotland’s Climate Week is an annual event in Scottish Government’s Let’s Do Net Zero campaign […]
All Regions
September 8, 2023
Funding announced to support protection and restoration of wild salmon
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands announced over £500,000 in funding to […]
All Regions
September 7, 2023
Pink salmon: an invasive non-native species
The Scottish Government is working with Fisheries Management Scotland (FMS), NatureScot and the Scottish Environment […]