Inshore fisheries Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Ocean and Coastal Futures

19 Oct 2015

Richard Lochhead losing patience with the mobile fishermen’s special pleading over MPAs

COAST ‘Despite considerable pressure from the mobile fishing lobby, who seem intent on ruining the Scottish Government’s best efforts to create a well-managed network of MPAs, Richard Lochhead is determined Scotland will have a credible MPA network. At the recent Inshore Fisheries Conference (October 2015) he said ‘Scotland’s seas are not owned by any one […]

12 Oct 2015

Management of The Scottish Inshore Fisheries; Assessing The Options For Change

News

I missed this when it came out but this has important implications for the management in many areas of the Scottish coast. Scottish Government ‘An analysis of the impacts from different options for the management of the Scottish Inshore fisheries. In particular, the report provides an appraisal of scenarios related to restrictions on the use […]