Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement (IFMI) Call for Evidence - Analysis Report

A number of key points came through during the course of analysing responses to this Call for Evidence:

• The majority of respondents supported a regional approach to inshore fisheries management in Scotland.
• The most common preferred delineation to be used for managing Scotland’s inshore fisheries was the Scottish Marine Region.
• There was significant support for an improved model of co-management in Scotland, however views on what this should look like differed significantly between respondents.
• A range of views were received about our existing Regional Inshore Fisheries Group (RIFG) network; these mirrored responses already received during our recent review of the RIFG network which have subsequently been considered and acted upon.
• A number of respondents repeatedly outlined the value in best available data to inform decision making, the need for greater transparency, and the need for appropriate resource to support delivery of an improved inshore fisheries management model.
• The theme of creel limits, and a need for them in the future, was prevalent in responses to a number of the questions.
• Views were often polarised depending on the background of the

This report summarises views outlined within responses to the Call for Evidence, with a view to informing the development of a new framework for managing inshore fisheries in Scotland. It is not necessarily representative of the views of all with an interest in the management of Scotland’s inshore fisheries, nor does it seek to respond to any of the views submitted.

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