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Nicola Sturgeon has appointed Fergus Ewing as the new Scottish fisheries minister, replacing Richard Lochhead, who had held the post since 2007. Ewing, a long serving SNP politician, was previously the […] Continue Reading
SCOTLAND’S fisheries minister Richard Lochhead has attacked the UK government for refusing to devolve the seafood levy, describing it as ‘illogical, damaging and a missed opportunity’. The Scottish government will now push […] Continue Reading
A BID by Scottish west coast fishermen to halt environmental restrictions on fishing failed, after a heated debate inside and outside the Scottish parliament on Wednesday. Eggs were thrown as […] Continue Reading
RURAL coastal and fishing communities can apply for funding worth a total of €107 million to support sustainable economic growth in the marine sector and mitigate the impact of the […] Continue Reading
ORKNEY shellfish will be protected through new conservation measures announced today. Following a 12-week consultation, the Scottish government will move to introduce measures developed by the Orkney fishing industry to […] Continue Reading
THE Scottish government risks being branded anti-science over its decision to ban genetically modified crops to protect Scotland’s ‘green’ reputation. A report by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) warned […] Continue Reading
A FISHING group has accused the Scottish government of ‘favouring the views of Glasgow schoolchildren rather than Hebridean fishermen’ in a dispute over MPAs, Fishnewseu.com reported yesterday. Marine Protected Areas […] Continue Reading
A VESSEL suspected of illegally fishing for razor clams was caught by Marine Scotland enforcement officers last week. The vessel was intercepted in the early hours of last Thursday morning […] Continue Reading
FISHERMEN’S leaders in the Western Isles have urged the Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead to look again at the statistics produced by Marine Scotland being used to justify the closure of […] Continue Reading