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Last updated:
29 August 2025
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S6W-40136 Mercedes Villalba: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39520 by Mairi Gougeon on 30 July 2025, whether it will provide a breakdown of the total amount that it has awarded from the Marine Fund Scotland to (a) aquaculture and fish farming, (b) trawling and (c) dredging, in each year since the fund started.
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Date answered:
29 August 2025
S6W-39740
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent introduction of mandatory remote electronic monitoring (REM) for scallop fishing vessels, what the current levels of compliance are among these vessels.
Last updated:
27 August 2025
Letter from ESS 6 monthly update 26 August 2025
In my previous update, I noted that ESS had had a commitment from the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate to undertake an appropriate assessment before the start of the 2025 wrasse fishing season. The Marine Directorate published an assessment in June 2025 and ESS published a summary report in July 2025. 11.
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Date lodged:
26 August 2025
S6W-40136
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-39520 by Mairi Gougeon on 30 July 2025, whether it will provide a breakdown of the total amount that it has awarded from the Marine Fund Scotland to (a) aquaculture and fish farming, (b) trawling and (c) dredging, in each year since the fund started.
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Date answered:
25 August 2025
S6W-39554
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) agricultural, (b) forestry and (c) fishing businesses closed down in (i) 2023-24, (ii) 2024-25 and (iii) 2025-26 to date.
Last updated:
21 August 2025
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S6W-39917 Ariane Burgess: To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the recorded landings were, by weight, of (a) haddock, (b) whiting, (c) cod and (d) saithe at west coast fishing harbours in (i) 1986, (ii) 1996, and (iii) 2006, and what the recorded returns were for wild salmon for the same harbours and years.
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Date answered:
20 August 2025
S6W-39741
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its commitment to introduce mandatory remote electronic monitoring (REM) for pelagic vessels from March 2026, what the current status is of the REM roll-out in the (a) pelagic sector and (b) wider Scottish fishing industry. The Scottish Government’s Fisheries Management Strategy sets out actions to support the fishing fleet to modernise, and for appropriate use to be made of new and additional technology, including remote electronic monitoring (REM).
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Date answered:
20 August 2025
S6W-39525
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any barriers that might prevent the transition to low-impact and sustainable fishing methods. We have not done a formal assessment of barriers at this stage, however we discuss issues such as this through our engagements with industry and will consider barriers in the course of our work to devel...
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Date answered:
19 August 2025
S6W-39524
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to banning (a) dredging and (b) bottom trawling by the fishing industry. The Scottish Government has not given consideration to a blanket ban on dredging or bottom trawling, however, it is standard management practice to put in place measures that limit these and other types of fishing methods for a variety of reasons relating to fish stock management and conservation management as required.
Last updated:
18 August 2025
JSP20242025
The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands (Mairi Gougeon) moved amendment S6M-17360.3— As an amendment to motion S6M-17360 in the name of Tim Eagle (Protecting Scotland’s Fishing Industry), leave out from first “with the EU” to second “with the EU” and insert “on fishing with the EU that enhances access for EU fishing vessels to UK waters without consulting the Scottish Government, despite the fishing industry being of comparatively greater importance to the Scottish economy than to the UK economy as a whole; understands that the reported deal could result in a multi-year access guarantee as opposed to annual negotiations between the UK and the EU; notes the need for an agreement that delivers improvements for Scotland’s fishing communities, including access to the single market for fish and seafood and long-term stability for fishing businesses; further notes the poor record of successive UK Conservative and Labour administrations in delivering for Scotland’s coastal communities; calls on the UK Government to engage with fishing stakeholders and the Scottish Government to ensure that Trade and Cooperation Agreement renegotiations reflect the needs and priorities of the Scottish fishing industry; further calls on the UK Government to provide multi-annual funding that keeps pace with the equivalent EU funding that Scotland would have received as a member state, and that all marine funding be devolved; recognises the significant economic harm created by Brexit in reducing trade and access to labour for fishing businesses”.
