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Other specific sectors have been helped, with, for example £17 million for the seafood and fishing sector, and an £11 million contingency fund for soft-play businesses that did not qualify for other grants.
I thought that, looking forward, there was an exceptionally strong market because of the age of the Scottish ferry fleet and the fishing vessels... I thought that there was a good business opportunity.
Indeed, one feature of that model is an agency that deals with promoting fish health. I am pleased to say that one of the developments is that the chief veterinary officer in Scotland, Sheila Voas, has agreed to chair the fish health framework and to bring her expertise in fish health to the fore.
Indeed, one feature of that model is an agency that deals with promoting fish health. I am pleased to say that one of the developments is that the chief veterinary officer in Scotland, Sheila Voas, has agreed to chair the fish health framework and to bring her expertise in fish health to the fore.
Arguably, they work more closely together than most, if not all, other officials, because of the annual fishing talks in Brussels—where, incidentally, in many years we secured quite a good outcome for the Scottish fishing sector.
All of it is publicly available, and we encourage stakeholders to get involved in it. For example, on engaging the fishing sector, I go back to the offshore wind plan, on which we had intensive engagement with the sector about where the activity takes place.
All of it is publicly available, and we encourage stakeholders to get involved in it. For example, on engaging the fishing sector, I go back to the offshore wind plan, on which we had intensive engagement with the sector about where the activity takes place.
The fishing industry in future will need catch certificates to demonstrate that fish have been legally caught and we have a fish export scheme and export system to help to deliver that.