04 Mar 2025
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has delivered a roadmap to guide how we observe the ocean to increase our understanding of the potential impacts of expanding offshore wind developments on the marine environment. The Scoping an Offshore Wind Sustained Observation Programme report was commissioned by the Scottish Government’s Scottish Marine Energy Research Programme, to help […]
04 Mar 2025
The Scottish Government has commissioned a report scoping potential scenarios for the blue economy up to 2045, highlighting significant risks and opportunities. The report identified four possible futures: End of the Rainbow, Winner Takes it All, Status Woe, and Live Fast, Die Young. Stakeholders that fed into the report agreed Scotland must pursue […]
18 Feb 2025
The Prime Minister must avoid gambling with the future of Scottish fishing businesses by using the industry as a bargaining chip in negotiations to improve relations with the EU. That’s the message delivered to Sir Keir Starmer in a letter from the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation prior to talks on future trading arrangements between UK and […]
11 Feb 2025
The Scottish Government’s call for evidence on Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement (IFMI), scheduled for discussion on 5 February, was criticised by a coalition of eNGO’s as reversing progress toward achieving sustainable inshore fisheries management. The IFMI programme was developed in 2024 in response to concerns over crab and lobster stock availability. In an […]
11 Feb 2025
The Future Economic Potential of Tidal Stream and Wave Energy in Scotland report reveals the size of the potential economic prize for Scotland if the correct steps are taken to ensure it remains the world-leading destination for developing marine energy. The report – published by the University of Edinburgh (UoE) and commissioned by […]
04 Feb 2025
The Scottish Government has published a new report presenting an analysis of responses to the consultation on proposed fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The consultation took place between August and October 2024, seeking stakeholder input on the implementation of management measures across 20 MPAs and amending the boundary of the […]
21 Jan 2025
Back in early 2024 the UK and Scottish Governments introduced a ban on sandeel fishing in Scottish waters and English waters of the North Sea in a move conservationists hailed as critical for saving the UK’s globally important seabird colonies. Now a challenge from the EU on the ban is set to be heard in […]
21 Jan 2025
The Scottish government has been criticised for its “slow progress” on regulating the salmon farming industry by a parliamentary inquiry held by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee. The report reveals that MSPs “seriously considered” calling for a moratorium on new farms and expansion of existing sites due to concerns over persistently high salmon mortality rates but […]
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