At Lerwick Port Authority’s annual general meeting on 20 July, George Anderson was appointed as chairman of the authority, while John Henderson was reappointed as deputy chairman. These appointments are made annually. George Anderson is skipper of the Whalsay pelagic…
Industry stresses need to plan for co-existence Huge areas of Scottish waters are being earmarked for offshore renewable projects, reports Tim Oliver. An auction for the right to develop new areas to produce 10 gigawatts of power was held in…
A new genetic tagging study has revealed where young salmon gather and begin to migrate during their first summer at sea. The study found that they migrate along the continental shelves off Ireland, Scotland and Norway, and subsequently aggregate to…
The electricity generating stations (applications for variation of consent) (Scotland) regulations 2013 (as amended) Marine and coastal access act 2009 Notice is hereby given that Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, registered under company registration 10515140 at Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside,…
The unique heritage and coastline of Portsoy have been celebrated around the world with the Aberdeenshire town’s first-ever digital boat festival gaining an international following. The Ahoy Portsoy virtual collection of the best of the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival has…
The electricity generating stations (applications for variation of consent) (Scotland) regulations 2013 (as amended) marine and coastal access act 2009 Notice is hereby given that Moray Offshore Windfarm (West) Limited, registered under company registration 10515140 at Octagon Point, 5 Cheapside,…
Application for the East Anglia One offshore wind farm operations and maintenance licence Notice is hereby given that Mr Victor Rey Romano, East Anglia One Limited, ScottishPower Renewables, 8th Floor, 320 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5AD, has applied to…
A report issued by the Scottish government to mark five years since the Brexit referendum notes ‘immediate, severe and visible impacts’ on the Scottish seafood sector as a consequence of the UK’s departure from the EU. ‘The Brexit Referendum Five…
Call for reform of ‘flawed’ stock assessment process ICES is recommending a reduction for 2022 in the North Sea cod TAC of 10.3%, and a reduction for North Sea and west coast saithe of 24%, while also advocating huge increases…
Businesses ‘will look to consolidate’ A Scottish industry leader has warned that there is a big shortfall in some key quotas for whitefish vessels this year that will see some boats without enough quota to last the year, reports Tim…
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