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Committees Last updated: 24 March 2025

Salmon farming in Scotland

The report considered the state of the salmon industry in Scotland, identified opportunities for its future development and explored how fish health and environmental challenges could be addressed.

Last updated: 21 March 2025

*S6M-16851 Karen Adam: The Importance of Macduff Harbour—That the Parliament recognises what it sees as the economic, cultural and social importance of Macduff Harbour to the fishing sector, the shipbuilding industry, where Macduff Shipyards employs over 200 highly skilled workers, the rapidly expanding offshore energy sector, and the local community of Macduff and Banff; considers that, with the significant expansion of offshore wind and the opportunities presented by ScotWind, the north east coast lacks sufficient port capacity, with Fraserburgh, Buckie and Peterhead ports developing ambitious plans to expand and meet increasing demand; expresses concern over Aberdeenshire Council’s reported plans to effectively downgrade Macduff Harbour from a 24-hour, 365-days-a-year port through the removal of the vital and lifesaving nightwatchman role, meaning the port will only be safe to access during office hours, and calls on Aberdeenshire Council to pause this process and engage meaningfully with harbour users, local businesses and the wider community to develop a long-term plan for this vital facility that supports the fishing industry, the harbour users and ensures that the harbour is well positioned to benefit from any offshore renewables revolution in the years ahead.

Questions and Answers Date answered: 21 March 2025

S6W-35728

There are different target fish species, depending on the type of fishing vessel and where it operates, and different issues around unwanted catch.

Last updated: 20 March 2025

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S6M-16432: Ben Macpherson: Scotland's Seabirds— That the Parliament believes that Scotland has internationally important seabird populations, including, at the last assessment, 60% of the world's great skuas and almost half, 48%, of the world's northern gannets, with the biggest colony on Earth being found at the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth, along with important common tern colonies, including one 5 PB/S6/25/037 in a special protection area at Leith docks; recognises that the country has international and domestic obligations to protect and enhance these species; understands with concern that 70% of Scotland's national populations are in decline, according to the latest seabird census and notes the view that action is needed to address this; further understands that the proposed Scottish Government Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan sets out many measures that would protect seabird prey fish...