The Committee will be familiar with the paper Background to Clyde cod spawning closures by Dr Coby Needle, Chief Fisheries Advisor for Scotland Marine Scotland Science, 3 March 2022 which was sent to the RAINE Committee on 8 March 2022, as part of the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands’ appearance at Committee on Wednesday 9 March 2022 (reference: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/rural-affairs-islands-and- natural-environment-committee/correspondence/2022/clyde-cod-closure--submission-from- dr-coby-needle.pdf .