• Alistair Bally Philp
National Coordinator
Scottish Creel Fishermen's Federation
• Elspeth MacDonald
Chief Executive
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
• Elaine Whyte
Executive Secretary
Communities Inshore Fisheries Alliance
• Calum Duncan
Principal Policy Specialist
Marine Conservation Society
• Jessica Jones
Convenor, Marine Group
Scottish Environment LINK
• Annabel Lawrence
Member of CAOLAS, Member group
Coastal Communities Network
• Heather McFarlane
Senior Project Manager
Fidra
• Phil Taylor
Director
Open Seas
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• Jim Fairlie
Minister for Agriculture, Marine and the Islands
Scottish Government
• Simon Girling
Veterinary Advisor
Scottish Government
• Grant McLarty
Solicitor
Scottish Government
• Stuart Goodall
Chief Executive
Confor
• Paul Lowe
Chief Executive
Scottish Forestry
• Simon Ritchie
Policy and Advocacy Manager
Woodland Trust Scotland
• Andy Rockall
Chief Executive
Community Woodlands Association
• Professor Roxane Andersen
Senior Research Fellow
UHI North, West and Hebrides
• Andy Ford
Director of Nature and Climate Change
Cairngorms National Park Authority
• Peter Hutchinson
Head of Peatland Programme and Strategy
NatureScot
• Richard Lindsay
Senior Research Advisor
IUCN UK Peatland Programme
• Dr Vera Eory
Reader in Sustainable Agriculture
Scotland’s Rural College
• Michael Halliday
Managing Director
Scottish Tenant Farmers Association
• Artemis Pana
National Coordinator
Scottish Rural Action
• Pete Ritchie
Director
Nourish Scotland
• Dr Mike Robinson
Chief Executive
Royal Scottish Geographical Society
• Kate Rowell
Chair
Quality Meat Scotland
• Professor Steven Thomson
Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy
Scotland’s Rural College
• Tim Bailey
Chief Executive
Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society
• Ed Barker
Head of Policy
Agricultural Industries Confederation Scotland
• Kevin Cumming
Deputy Convenor
Scottish Rewilding Alliance
• Eleanor Kay
Senior Policy Adviser for Agriculture and Climate Change
Scottish Land and Estates
• Nim Kibbler
Country Manager for Scotland
Nature Friendly Farming Network
• Vicki Swales
Head of Land Use Policy
RSPB Scotland
• Jonnie Hall
Deputy CEO and Director of Policy
National Farmers Union Scotland
• Martin Kennedy
Former President, National Farmers Union Scotland
• Professor Davy McCracken
Deputy Head of School of Natural & Social Sciences
Scotland’s Rural College
• David McKay
Co-Director
Soil Association Scotland
• Professor Dave Reay
Co-chair
Just Transition Commission
• Donna Smith
Chief Executive
Scottish Crofting Federation