The Scottish government has published its ‘vision’ for becoming a world-leading ‘blue economy’, reports Paul Scott. The document, ‘Blue Economy Vision for Scotland’, recognises that Scotland’s seas and waters have ‘a key role to play in contributing to the nation’s…
The latest round of awards from the first year of the Marine Fund Scotland (MFS) has provided fishing businesses and marine organisations in coastal communities with £7.4m in funding. Overall, around £14m has been awarded to date in 2021/22 across…
A fish processing business in the north of Scotland has received an eight-figure funding package as it targets new international markets. Peterhead-based Denholm Seafoods says it will use the additional finance from HSBC UK, backed by UK Export Finance (UKEF),…
Areas in Scottish waters where there is known to be gear conflict have not been subject to any targeted surveillance, according to Scottish fisheries minister Mairi Gougeon. Gear conflict between static and mobile gear is endemic in some areas of…
The Scottish government has accepted in principle recommendations made following the first stage of a review into how fish farms are regulated. The independent review is part of a programme aiming to make the Scottish aquaculture regulatory system more effective…
The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has published a map (pictured above) highlighting the extent to which Shetland fishermen are being crowded out of their traditional grounds by a combination of renewable energy developments and ‘excessive’ conservation measures. Huge areas of…
Scottish fishermen are set to fund additional surveys of North Sea stocks, as anger grows over the failure to tackle the issue of poor science. The Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers’ Association (SWFPA), which together…
An immersive three-screen video and sound installation exploring Shetland’s ‘haaf’ (deep sea) fishing stations of the 18th and 19th centuries has opened at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine in southwest Scotland. The collaborative project, Confusing Shadow with Substance, by…
Following an outcry from coastal communities across the Clyde, the Scottish Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee has opened a very brief consultation on the proposed statutory instrument (SI) that would close the entire Clyde Box to all forms…
The Crown Estate Scotland confirmed last week the outcome of its application process for ScotWind Leasing, the first Scottish offshore wind leasing round in over a decade, and the first ever since the management of offshore wind rights were devolved…
