Fishing

Purpose of the group

To inform Parliament on matters of wild capture fishing and to provide a forum for exploration of policy, regulation and any other issues as decided by members. 

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting:

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 7 February 2017 (64KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 28 February 2019 (50KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 24 September 2019 (355KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 14 January 2020 (353KB pdf)
• Agenda for Meeting 18 February 2020 (26KB pdf) 

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 7 February 2017 (465KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 26 September 2017 (193KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 28 February 2019 (324KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 24 September 2019 (72KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 14 January 2020 (80KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (332KB pdf) 
• Annual return form 2018 (209KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2019 (215KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2020 (96KB pdf)

Group Officers

• Co-Convener: Beatrice Wishart
• Co-Convener: Stewart Stevenson

Group Members

• Jamie Halcro Johnston
• Finlay Carson
• Peter Chapman
• Gail Ross
• Joan McAlpine
• John Finnie
• Liam McArthur
• Lewis Macdonald
• Rhoda Grant

Non MSP Individuals

Professor Michael Heath, Strathclyde University  

Organisations

Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

Scottish Seafood Association

Scottish Scallop Divers Association

Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation

Scottish Fisherman’s Organisation

Open Seas

West of Scotland Fish Producers Organisation

Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust

World Wildlife Fund Scotland

Keltic Seafare (Scotland) Ltd

Community of Arran Seabed Trust

DR Collins (Fish) Ltd

Clyde Fishermen’s Association

Marine Conservation Scotland

Scottish Environment LINK