The Coastal Communities Network (CCN) has submitted its response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs). Developed and agreed upon in consultation with its members, CCN’s…
Posts Tagged ‘Management’
Over 40 fish farms ‘unsatisfactory’, says government watchdog
Thursday, October 21st, 2021Over one in ten of Scotland’s fish farms have been rated as “unsatisfactory” by the Scottish Government’s environmental watchdog because of pollution, pesticide and reporting breaches, The Ferret can reveal….
Listen to local voices – Scotland’s coastal communities
Monday, October 11th, 2021Flame shell. Credit: COAST Scotland’s coastline and inshore waters support a wealth of marine species and ecosystems, much of it vital to local livelihoods, but all too often its coastal…
No-Take Zones boost fish populations, research suggests
Tuesday, May 11th, 2021A long-term study hailed as a “breakthrough” by scientists suggests tightening fishing restrictions, like implementing no-take zones, in one area can rapidly boost fish populations in surrounding areas and simultaneously…
Meet Scotland’s community-led MPA officers!
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021Two communities demonstrating how they can take leadership in marine protected area management are the island communities of Arran and Fair Isle, both of whom FFI has been closely supporting…
Fisheries warn of Brexit threat
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
The blind are leading the blind over fisheries after Brexit, it was claimed last week, while Scotland's traders in shellfish and other live seafood are facing an existential threat. A...
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Revealed: the millionaires hoarding UK fishing rights
Tuesday, October 16th, 2018
A painstaking five-month long Unearthed investigation shows that a small group of wealthy families control huge swathes of the country’s fishing quota, details this article from Greenpeace UK. More than...
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The 2018 Scottish Inshore Fisheries Conference
Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
On Friday 5th October, inshore fishermen, policy makers, NGOs, scientists and more came together to discuss Scotland’s inshore fisheries at the fifth Scottish Inshore Fisheries Conference, held in Inverness. The...
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Race for vast remote MPAs a diversion?
Monday, October 1st, 2018
The seas around Hawaii are set to become one of the world’s largest marine protected areas (MPAs), US president Barack Obama has announced. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument will be...
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Gove calls for protection for 30% of world’s oceans
Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today called for a third of the world’s oceans to be protected by 2030. Globally, less than 10 per cent of the world’s seas are...
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