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SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Economic and social value
In 2019, Scottish registered fishing vessels landed 393 thousand tonnes of sea fish and shellfish with a gross value of £582 million.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Inshore fisheries
This Act enables Scottish Ministers to regulate fishing in inshore waters (within 6 nautical miles from baselines) by prohibiting one or a combination of the following:
all fishing for sea fish
fishing for a specified description of sea fish
fishing by a specified method
fishing from a specified description of fishing boat
fishing from or by means of any vehicle, or any vehicle of a specific description
fishing by means of a specified description of equipment.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Ownership of fishing rights
It is not the fish themselves that are owned but the right to fish for them.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Freshwater fisheries
There are two main types of freshwater fishing: coarse fishing and game fishing.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Finfish aquaculture
In addition, the impact on seal populations was considered. Seals predate on farmed fish, and seal control (including the killing of seals) under licence for the purposes of protecting the health and welfare of farmed fish, or preventing serious damage to fisheries or fish far...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile
There are two main types of freshwater fishing: coarse fishing and game fishing.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Key points
Fishing activity in the North Sea contributes the most in terms of total weight and value.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - Fisheries management
Marine Scotland’s role in fisheries management includes the following:
Licensing of fishing vessels.
Setting catch limits through the allocation of fish quota and limits on fishing effort (time spent at sea).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - International obligations and negotiations
In practice, many fish stocks move across international boundaries (so-called shared stocks) and so there may be more than one state with fishing rights.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2021
Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile - The Scottish Fleet
Broadly speaking, fishing activity in the North Sea contributes the most in terms of total weight and value.
