HPMAs: what’s next?

Proposals to bar all commercial activity from 10% of Scotland’s waters have been dropped. Where do we go from here? Sandy Neil finds out The decision, after all the debate, was hardly a surprise. Early in November, the Scottish Government’s Net Zero Secretary, Màiri McAllan MSP, knocked the plan for Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs)…

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Oban hosts seaweed summit

The seaweed sector in Scotland has great growth potential, but how can it scale responsibly? What are the key considerations when developing and growing the industry, and how do we ensure we have a responsible and sustainable sector? These are among the questions that will be addressed next week at the 2023 Scottish Seaweed Industry…

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