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February 9, 2023
Marine Protected Area receives permanent protection for the critically endangered flapper skate
Marine Protected Area Red Rocks and Longay becomes permanent. The post Marine Protected Area receives permanent […]
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February 1, 2023
Work to support wild salmon recovery
New group will lead implementation of new measures. A comprehensive plan to ensure the recovery […]
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December 21, 2022
Supporting a renewables revolution
Commitment to develop onshore wind generation confirmed. Scotland’s onshore wind capacity will more than double […]
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December 20, 2022
Bilateral agreement on 2023 fish quotas reached between EU and UK
UK-EU negotiations have now concluded, with agreement on key shared stocks in the North Sea […]
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December 10, 2022
Fisheries talks conclude
UK, EU and Norway deal agreed. Trilateral fisheries negotiations between UK, EU and Norway have […]
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December 7, 2022
Scottish Marine Energy Research Symposium 2023
Registration is now open for the upcoming Scottish Marine Energy Research (ScotMER) symposium, which will […]
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November 30, 2022
Support for marine and fishing businesses
More than £13 million in grants awarded. Fishing businesses and marine organisations in Scotland’s coastal […]
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November 30, 2022
American Lobster
If you catch an American Lobster RETAIN & REPORT American lobsters are invasive non-native species, […]
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November 25, 2022
Norway-UK negotiations conclude
Increased monkfish quota important for Scotland’s fishers Scotland’s fishers will benefit from increased opportunities to […]
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November 23, 2022
Outcome of the 2022 annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
The annual meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) has concluded, with parties […]
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November 16, 2022
COP27 blog series: targeted tree planting provides a nature-based solution
The Scottish Wild Salmon Strategy aims to reverse the decline of wild salmon by tackling […]
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November 11, 2022
COP27 blog series: fisheries and climate change
The Scottish Government surveyed wild capture fishers on Climate Change and its impact on fisheries. […]