Supporting Scotland’s Fishing Industry

That the Parliament recognises and emphasises what it sees as the strategically important role that Scotland’s fishing industry plays in securing domestic food security and anchoring the rural and wider economy; recognises the uniquely dangerous and hostile conditions that fishing crews operate under daily; expresses its deepest condolences to the families, friends and coastal communities affected by recent tragic fatalities off the Western Isles, and calls on the Scottish Government to adopt measures with extreme urgency to both support and grow the sector, to ensure the long-term viability of safe, sustainable and well-paid employment across Scotland's coastal and island communities.