Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
6th Meeting, 2026
The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
The Committee took evidence on the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/10) from—
Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands, Scottish Government;
Dr Coby Needle, Chief Fisheries Advisor for Scotland and Jim Watson, Head of Domestic Fisheries Management, Marine Directorate, Scottish Government.
Tim Eagle moved—
S6M-20686—That the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee recommends that the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2026 be annulled.
After debate, the motion was agreed to by division (For 5, Against 4, Abstentions 0).
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 (Day 2).
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131.
Amendment 163 was agreed to (by division: For 7, Against 2, Abstentions 0).
Amendment 156 was moved and, no member having objected, withdrawn.
The following amendments were not moved: 157, 158, 159, 214, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165 and 215.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: schedules 1 and 2.
The Committee completed Stage 2 consideration of the Bill.
The Committee considered a draft report. The Committee delegated to the Convener responsibility for finalising the draft report for publication.