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To ask the Scottish Government what powers it has to ban gill net fishing from all or some Scottish waters, and what consideration it is giving to banning the practice of gill net fishing.
Paragraph 4.8 of the Outline Agreement refers to other primary legislation:
Aside from the Act, other existing domestic primary legislation will be used to manage the marine environment. This includes the Sea Fish Conservation Act 1967, the Fisheries Act 1981, and the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (as amended by the Fisheries Act 2020).
The parties also acknowledge that they all have:
"a responsibility on all authorities to manage fishery stocks, migratory fish species, the marine environment and aquaculture, in a sustainable way in line with our international obligations and the fisheries objectives."
This report must also contain information on the extent to which policies contained in the Fisheries Management Plan has been implemented and the extent to which they have affected sea fish stock levels. In contrast to many other frameworks, there is a requirement to lay the reports before legislatures.
I do not know whether any members of the committee have looked at that list but, to be honest, it is not entirely clear when one looks at it because it includes not only mammals but fish and plants. We could do better to explain what species we are talking about.
We are using anaerobic digestion to turn fish waste into methane electricity and hydrogen for the council fleet, with the oxygen by-product going back into the fish-farm hatchery.
We are using anaerobic digestion to turn fish waste into methane electricity and hydrogen for the council fleet, with the oxygen by-product going back into the fish-farm hatchery.
We note that in one secondary school, pupils are consulted through focus groups to share their opinions with the catering staff, and as a result, concept packages such as ‘Taco Tuesday’ and 15 ‘Fish and Chip Friday’, have been introduced.