Question reference: S6W-26606
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 2 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government in what month it will publish (a) its annual report in relation to the incentivisation of selective fishing gear and low impact techniques and (b) its response to the consultation on additional quota that closed on 11 January 2024.
Answer
Relating to the report on the allocation of fishing quota to vessels by means associated with a lower environmental impact, we plan to publish this report in summer 2024.
Regarding the consultation on allocation of additional quota, we expect to publish the Scottish Government analysis and outcome report in the first half of 2024.