Current status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether each of its Fisheries Management Plans will be delivered before the deadline.
At the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 11 September, I updated members on the challenges of the current timeframes for all four UK nations in relation to developing quality, credible Fisheries Management Plans and confirmed that I will be writing to the Committee formally in due course regarding the statutory deadlines associated with the plans. I expect to do this shortly and will be happy to update the member further following this communication.
It is important to remember that we already have a strong suite of measures in place to manage our fisheries and safeguard our fish stocks.