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In September 2021, ICES (see below) issued its latest advice on mackerel, indicating that the spawning stock biomass had continued to decrease and it advised a further reduction in catch for 2022.
For more detail on the background to the mackerel dispute, see the SPICe briefing on Mackerel.
A 12-week public consultation will take place at the end of this year, and the refreshed strategy will be published in early 2022. This approach recognises that these are different issues and will allow a tailored approach to be taken to each of them.
The Scottish Government’s submission to the Committee (22 February 2021) states that the next UPR examination is expected to take place in Geneva in October 2022. The letter notes that it is a belated update; there was no update in 2020.
We have asked the Scottish Government to respond to views that we heard that the date of implementation of the standard should be brought forward to 2022.
I do not think that this is your specialist area, but can you comment on the feasibility of achieving that by the intended date of 2030—a little over 10 years from now?
That legislation provided for congestion charging, so the law already exists, although it has not been used to date. At the request of those local authorities that are interested, we are assessing whether the current regulations are fit for purpose.