Held a stone’s throw from Holyrood, the hustings organised by the SFF last week provided an opportunity to ask Scotland’s political parties about issues where Westminster retains powers, and hear them spell out what their parties would do to support…
Fishing featured on the agenda at the UK government’s second Farm to Fork summit in 10 Downing St on 14 May, held almost exactly a year after the first event. Mike Cohen and Elspeth Macdonald (pictured above), chief executives of…
Scottish under-12m boats will have to install electronic tracking and monitoring technology if Scottish government proposals go ahead.
Commenting after the presentation at Westminster last week of the joint NFFO/SFF spatial squeeze report, fishermen’s leaders told MPs that recognition and protection of fishing grounds could secure coastal employment, food security and the future of the fishing industry, without…
Curbs on fishing loom to protect marine environment The Scottish government and the Scottish Green Party parliamentary group have agreed to work together over the next five years in a deal that could have far-reaching implications for the Scottish fishing…
Tim Oliver talks to Elspeth Macdonald, the new chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation Elspeth Macdonald took over the helm of the SFF two months ago from outgoing chief executive Bertie Armstrong, who retired officially on 30 September after…
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