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‘Scallop discos’ offer environmentally friendly method to catch shellfish

A chance discovery has led to an environmentally friendly fishing method for catching scallops using illuminated pots dubbed “scallop discos”. The discovery, made through a partnership between marine scientists and fishermen in the south-west of ...

18 May 2022 at 12:55

Scallop dredging kit change could reduce impact on environment

A slight change to kit used for scallop dredging has shown potential to reduce the damage caused to the seabed during commercial fishing expeditions. Scallop dredges are heavy-duty metal framed nets which are pulled over the seabed. They can ...

12 May 2022 at 12:25

Scotland

MSPs close petition calling for end to trawling and dredging in inshore waters

A fisherman calling for a ban on boats trawling and dredging in inshore waters has said the move is needed so Scotland can achieve “good environmental status”. Alistair “Bally” Philip, the national co-ordinator of the Scottish Creel ...

08 Feb 2023 at 13:24

Scotland

Majority supports restrictions on fishing practices in waters closer to shore

More than half of Scots would back a ban on fishing boats dragging nets along the seabed in waters closer to the shore. A survey, carried out for the Our Seas coalition, asked people for their views on the practice, known as bottom ...

08 Feb 2023 at 02:45

Scotland

New first minister must stand up for coastal communities, campaigners urge

Campaigners are demanding Scotland’s next first minister tackles the “environmental harm” being caused by scallop dredging and “stands up for coastal communities” which do not want the practice to continue. Phil Taylor, director ...

01 May 2024 at 21:20

Campaigners hail ‘victory for seas’ as ministers lose appeal over dredging

Campaigners hail ‘victory for seas’ as ministers loses appeal over dredging

Campaigners said they have won a “victory for Scotland’s seas” after judges rejected a bid by the Scottish Government to overturn an earlier court ruling in a case centred on fishing practices. The judgment from the Court of ...

26 Apr 2024 at 10:37

Scottish Government taken to court over fishing practices

Environmental campaigners are taking the Scottish Government to court over its authorisation of fishing practices they insist are “trashing” the seabed. Open Seas, which works to protect the marine environment, claims the ...

19 May 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Legal challenge over scallop-dredging in Scottish waters gets under way

A campaign group’s legal challenge to the Scottish Government over fishing techniques which it says are destroying the seabed has got under way at Scotland’s highest civil court. Open Seas, which works to protect and ...

22 May 2023 at 14:41

Scotland

Judge to consider legal challenge over scallop dredging in Scottish waters

A judge is considering claims the Scottish Government is failing to take into account a policy designed to protect the marine environment when granting licences for a fishing technique campaigners say is wrecking ...

22 May 2023 at 18:17

On the menu: Sustainable Disco Scallops caught using fishing pots with lights

Sustainably-caught Disco Scallops have been added to the menu after a chance discovery that the shellfish were attracted to fishing pots with lights. The findings have been developed into a low-impact inshore ...

21 Jan 2025 at 00:01

Ministers accused of ‘still breaking the law’ over fishing licences

The Scottish Government is “still breaking the law” with decisions on fishing licences, conservationists claimed as they insisted the actions of ministers are “harming our seas”. Charity Open Seas hit out at ...

08 May 2025 at 12:19

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