Inshore Fisheries Groups
Although regulatory powers generally remain in the hands of the Scottish Ministers, the involvement of the fishing industry in development of the regulatory framework has increased over the past decade, in large part due to the establishment of Inshore Fisheries Groups (IFGs) which are intended to be a forum to develop ‘local objectives for inshore fisheries management within the geographical area that the group covers and developing management plans to deliver those objectives.’1Scottish Government. (2006, July 26...