Marine Scotland has been accused of allowing “an environmental disaster” by mismanaging fishing and refusing to exclude trawlers from inshore areas where fishermen catch prawns. A report, due to be…
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Open Seas: West Shetland Shelf MPA
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been in the news recently following a Greenpeace investigation claiming the Government allows these areas to be exploited by some of the largest trawlers…
Creel fishers lodge judicial review
Tuesday, August 18th, 2020Creel fishermen have taken the Scottish Government to court over access to island waters. Alistair Sinclair, national co-ordinator of the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF), says the body is acting…
Government plans for kelp dredging trials raises alarm
Tuesday, December 17th, 2019A Scottish Government programme envisaging trials for kelp dredging around the coast of Scotland has re-awakened fears for the future of “precious” underwater kelp forests. A work plan released by…
Skippers breaking fishing laws are fined anonymously
Wednesday, August 14th, 2019Skippers who break fishing laws are escaping damaging publicity by agreeing to “anonymous” fines, environmental campaigners have warned. Charity Open Seas has called for those who commit crimes at sea…
FOI request reveals 112 incursions into Scottish MPAs
Monday, August 5th, 2019There have been 112 reports of incursions into Scotland’s protected seas over the past four years, prompting claims that rogue fishermen are increasingly involved in illegal scallop dredging and prawn…
Probe launched into suspected illegal scallop dredging
Friday, July 26th, 2019Marine Scotland, the fisheries protection branch of the Scottish Government, has mounted an investigation into a case of suspected illegal scallop dredging on one of the country’s most protected seabeds….