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Official Report
Meeting date:
30 January 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 30 January 2025
Fraserburgh harbour has ambitious plans to develop its infrastructure and be the first port of call for supporting vital Scottish industries—especially offshore wind and our fishing fleet. However, the harbour must also fund, at risk, its necessary development and feasibility works.
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Date answered:
30 January 2025
S6W-33891
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of gear (a) theft and (b) vandalism on fishing vessels have been reported in each year since 2021.
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Date answered:
30 January 2025
S6W-33915
These mandates are treated highly confidentially and would not be appropriate for external publication to avoid undermining Scotland’s negotiating positions and protect Scottish fishing interests. S6W-33915
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Date answered:
30 January 2025
S6W-33903
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the long-term impact of so-called "spatial squeeze" on ScotWind leasing rounds on fishing waters. The potential cumulative impacts of the ScotWind leasing round are currently being assessed through the sectoral marine planning process.
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Date answered:
30 January 2025
S6W-33914
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on the fishing industry in Scotland, what recent engagement it has had with the UK Government regarding annual fisheries negotiations with the EU.
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Date answered:
30 January 2025
S6W-33894
This includes seafood procured to meet the oily fish standard set out in the school food and drink Regulations.To promote local and sustainable produce public bodies have the flexibility to: • Design menus that include Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Food; • Specify food produced according to recognised assurance schemes, e.g.
Official Report
Meeting date:
30 January 2025
Meeting of the Parliament 30 January 2025
Fraserburgh harbour has ambitious plans to develop its infrastructure and be the first port of call for supporting vital Scottish industries—especially offshore wind and our fishing fleet. However, the harbour must also fund, at risk, its necessary development and feasibility works.
Last updated:
29 January 2025
BB20250130
Supported by: Rona Mackay*, David Torrance*, Annabelle Ewing* *S6M-16282 Beatrice Wishart: Opportunities and Challenges for Scotland’s Fishing Sector in 2025—That the Parliament commends the hard-working fishermen of island and coastal communities, including in the Shetland Islands constituency; understands that, as published in the most recent Marine Economic Statistics in December 2024, fishing contributed £335 million to Scotland’s economy in 2022, including £83.3 million from Shetland; notes the dangerous nature of the open sea and the at-sea dangers of manmade infrastructure, as well as from other fishing vessels conducting dangerous procedures and manoeuvres; further notes concern in the sector Thursday 30 January 2025 11 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Motions | Gluasadan about increasing competition for marine space and the calls to establish designated cable corridors as a means of addressing spatial squeeze and promoting co-operation; recognises the cultural and economic significance of fishing to Scotland; highlights fish as what it sees as a sustainable, low-carbon source of protein; understands that the Scottish Government has not held a debate on fisheries since 2022, and notes the belief that action to address spatial squeeze in Scotland's seas is in the long-term interests of the fishing sector as well as the wider Scottish economy.
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Date answered:
29 January 2025
S6W-33906
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Shetland Fisherment's 2024 report, Trends in the Abundances of North Sea Fish. The Marine Directorate is aware of this report and recognises its findings.
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Date answered:
29 January 2025
S6W-33860
To ask the Scottish Government what statistical evidence it uses to underpin the continued application of the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) Order 2024.
