
“Small-scale fishers make up the majority of the 12,000 fishers in the UK, but often don’t have a voice in decision-making. “
“Small-scale fishers make up the majority of the 12,000 fishers in the UK, but often don’t have a voice in decision-making. “
“Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly impacting local marine environments which increases the now substantial weight of scientific evidence that the existing approaches do not adequately protect marine life.”
“After Brexit UK registered vessels will no longer have an automatic right to land fish in any EU port”
“It is simply not possible for Marine Scotland to adequately protect Scotland’s seas with only three vessels.”
Scotland will have no power over fishing quotas – that will be reserved for the UK Government to decide.
“We are taking action to modernise inshore fisheries and are introducing appropriate vessel tracking”
For 4 years Ghost Fishing UK have been coming to Scapa Flow, Orkney, to remove lost or discarded fishing gear and other materials littering the sea bed
“The warming of the seas around our coasts and the increasing frequency of storms will affect Scotland’s fishing industry “
Nick Morrison is attending many of the events at the Orkney International Science Festival.
“We cannot afford to put Orkney’s valuable food brands in the hands of the Tory Brexiteers”