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Minister Must Stop and Rethink on HPMAs, says SFF Chief Executive
The Scottish Government must stop and rethink its deeply unpopular proposals for strict marine conservation zones where fishing will be outlawed, SFF chief executive Elsp...
Growing Coalition of Voices Opposes Highly Protected Marine Areas
Scottish fishermen have welcomed the growing coalition of voices opposed to the introduction of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) on the eve of the closing date of th...
SFF Rejects Misleading Statistics from Our Seas Coalition
Chief Executive Elspeth Macdonald responds to a poll published by the Our Seas Coalition today.
Statement on New First Minister
Scottish fishermen are urging the new First Minister to work with their industry to help it flourish at a time when most key stocks are in excellent condition and being f...
HPMAs Will Have Catastrophic Impact on Fishing Industry
Banning fishing in a tenth of Scottish waters under a network of new Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will have a catastrophic impact on the industry, ministers are ...
Warning to Governments on Offshore Wind from European Fisheries Groups
Fisheries groups from around Europe today demanded that governments wake up and recognise the dangers to sustainable food production of the headlong rush to develop huge ...
Fishermen Successfully Complete MOA training
Twenty-four fishermen from the whitefish vessels Boy John and Rosebloom successfully completed Man Overboard Awareness (MOA) training at Survivex in Aberdeen last week.
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