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A streamlined consenting process for fish farming will be trialled in two local authority areas over the next 12 months, Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf has promised. The pledge comes […] Continue Reading
Industry body Salmon Scotland has welcomed the news that the plan to designate a tenth of Scottish waters as Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) by 2026 has been shelved. Under […] Continue Reading
Controversial proposals to ban fisheries and aquaculture from a tenth of Scotland’s waters have been dropped in the face of widespread opposition. Mairi McAllan, Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary, announced today […] Continue Reading
Representatives of Scotland’s farmed and catch fishing communities have united in opposition to measures that would ban all commercial activity from 10% of the country’s waters. Industry body Salmon Scotland, […] Continue Reading
Salmon Scotland Chief Executive Tavish Scott argues that the sector’s contribution to the Scottish economy could be at risk unless the government is prepared to think again about its plans […] Continue Reading
Three members of the governing SNP party rebelled in a debate yesterday over the Scottish Government’s controversial proposals for highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) which would ban fishing and aquaculture […] Continue Reading
Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan has said her government’s pledge to introduce marine protected areas will not be imposed on coastal communities against their will. While defending the plan, […] Continue Reading
The minister leading a controversial proposal to bar commercial activities from a tenth of Scotland’s coastal waters has vowed to listen to rural and fishing communities that have come out […] Continue Reading
Industry organisation Salmon Scotland has called on the Scottish Government to think again on controversial plans for “Highly Protected Marine Areas” (HPMAs) that would see 10% of Scottish waters out […] Continue Reading