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The removal of the three mile limit is widely understood (in scientific literature and more informally within fishing and coastal communities) to have led to a significant loss of marine biodiversity and fish stock status due to the damage caused by scallop dredging and bottom trawling in these vital inshore areas.
This is about more than just prawns and scallops. What about our devastated fin fish stocks? Many are currently labelled ‘choke species’, with no plans in place to recover them.
The Nature Library submission of 24 August 2022 PE1951/T: Reinstate inshore coastal limit on the use of dredge and trawl fishing gears I support the petition calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to re-introduce a variation of the 3 mile coastal limit on the use of mobile dredge and bottom-trawling fishing gears.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2022
The technology offers a range of benefits, which differ between different fishing fleets and therefore the Scottish Government is tailoring its use to match the nature and profile of our fishing fleets.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2022
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is responsible for regulating organic waste and chemical discharges from Scottish fish farms under the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2022
An action the government is taking, that will support processers, is amending the economic link licence condition contained in Scottish sea fishing licences to help ensure those allocated fishing opportunities for Scotland’s key species provide a significant return to our nation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what contact it has had with the UK Government regarding financial support to the fish processing industry, in light of escalating energy costs.
More recently on 31 August 2022, I met with Stacey Dingwall, Head of Policy for Scotland and Andrew McRae, Scotland's Policy Chair FSB during a visit to Amity Fish Ltd, Peterhead. Issues discussed included business rates, energy costs and skills.