“the Vision document offers a pathway to continue sustainably fishing, providing employment for several young, local people within a fragile, rural community.” Callum Elliot
New Thinking In A Positive Vision For Fishing Communities
Annual Fishing Survey Gets Underway
The interviews take no longer than 15 minutes to complete and all responses are treated as strictly confidential, with no figures from any individual vessel revealed in any outputs.
Awareness
“Many of the old ways of life were similar in widespread farming and fishing communities, and are now fading from the places which can be linked by tales such as those told by Patrick-James – and Robert Rendall”
“Rise in fuel costs is forcing some ‘boats in Orkney to tie up’ “
Fuel, feed and fertiliser costs are threatening “the very viability of many farms” commented Liam McArthur.
Funding for Orkney’s Fishing Businesses
In a round of funding there were 47 successful Orkney applications from the Sea Fisheries Fund totalling £237,400.
Fisheries Consultations on Scotland’s Rich and Diverse Seas
The measures include managing fish stocks, discarded catches, reducing unwanted catches (seabirds, marine mammals) and introducing mandatory Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM).
Russian Involvement in Fishing Negotiations would be “an insult to our Ukrainian friends and partners.”
“to allow the Russian Federation to participate, remotely or in person, in such discussions would be an insult to our Ukrainian friends and partners.” Mairi Gougeon MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands
Success of Scottish Salmon
Scottish Salmon is the UK’s biggest food export.
MSPs to Investigate Closure of Fishing in Firth of Clyde: Share Your Views
This Order prohibits all methods of fishing within specified areas of the Firth of Clyde from 14 February to 30 April, during both 2022 and 2023
Winners & Losers: Scotland Leases Out Its Seas
“17 projects, with a combined potential generating capacity of 25GW, have been offered the rights to specific areas of the seabed for the development of offshore wind power “
