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Ministers have not made case for protected marine areas, fishing leader declares

Scottish ministers have failed to make the case for controversial measures that would limit human activity in coastal areas, a fishing leader will say on Friday. Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) will ...

12 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

New marine protected area plan requires ‘radical rethink’, says fishing group

Leading representatives of Scotland’s fishing industry have called on the Scottish Government to have a “radical rethink” on its plans to introduce new conservation zones at sea. The newly proposed Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), which ...

20 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Kate Forbes: There could be way forward on controversial fishing ban

Kate Forbes insisted her position on highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) has not changed since she pledged to scrap it in the SNP leadership election – but said there could be a way forward if Scottish government works with coastal ...

02 May 2023 at 08:53

Scotland

Poll suggests support for fishing ban in 40% of Scottish waters

Scots support banning fishing in 40% of Scotland’s waters – four times the amount ministers had proposed implementing highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) in, a survey has found. The Scottish Government had sought to introduce ...

18 Sept 2023 at 08:31

Scotland

We will not ‘steamroll’ through plans for protected marine areas – Yousaf

The Scottish Government will not “steamroll” rural communities over plans that could restrict fishing, Humza Yousaf has vowed. A consultation on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) closed this week, with the proposals ...

20 Apr 2023 at 13:34

Scotland

Highly protected marine areas ‘will not be progressed’, Mairi McAllan confirms

The Scottish Government has confirmed controversial plans which would have restricted fishing in 10% of waters will not go ahead, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan saying that previously proposed highly protected ...

07 Nov 2023 at 15:18

Scotland

Scottish Tories demand clarity over ‘delayed but not dropped’ HPMAs

The Scottish Tories have demanded clarity on the future of controversial fishing restriction plans which were dropped last week after a Green MSP claimed there was still a commitment to move forward. Net Zero ...

05 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scrapping highly protected marine areas ‘disappointing’ say campaigners

Conservation groups are “disappointed” at the Government’s decision to designate only three of the five suggested highly protected marine areas (HPMAs), scrapping plans for one in favour of the local fishing ...

28 Feb 2023 at 16:03

Scotland

Consultation on expanding Scotland’s protected marine areas is launched

The Scottish Government is seeking views on the expansion of marine protected areas. The agreement with the Scottish Greens that secured the Government majority in Holyrood stipulated that at least 10% of ...

12 Dec 2022 at 11:57

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