Posts Tagged ‘Crown Estate Scotland’
Crown Estate Scotland beats surplus target
Crown Estate Scotland, the public body that manages land, property and marine assets in and around Scotland, has reported a surplus well above target for 2019/20. The Crown Estate has a responsibility to deliver revenue to the Scottish Government as well as delivering wider social, environmental value. Its remit includes developing aquaculture and offshore wind…
Read MoreJudges named for 2020 Aquaculture Awards
THE judges for the 2020 Aquaculture Awards, to be held in Aviemore during the Aquaculture UK trade exhibition in May, have been announced. They include Alex Adrian, aquaculture operations manager of Crown Estate Scotland; Rob Fletcher, senior editor of the Fish Site; Martin Gill, head of aquaculture and fisheries of Lloyds Register; Nicki Holmyard, director…
Read MoreCrown Estate shake-up empowers local communities
LOCAL communities will have more say in how the seabed and coastline is managed as changes to the Scottish Crown Estate come into force. Crown Estate Scotland launched the Local Pilots Management Scheme in 2018 to create opportunities for organisations to get more involved in managing Crown assets. Four communities – Orkney Islands Council, Shetland…
Read MoreScope for farm growth on other coasts
THE lead planning officer at Highland Council has called for the long standing moratorium on fish farms on Scotland’s east and north coasts to be reviewed by the Scottish government. Mark Harvey, giving evidence to the Rural Economy and Connectivity (REC) committee at Holyrood yesterday, said it was a ‘strange situation’ that Scotland had three…
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