CONGRATULATIONS TO OPEN SEAS ON LAST MONTH’S LEGAL SUCCESS By Sally Campbell Scallop dredging is the most damaging form of fishing taking place in Scotland. Yet it still has open access to over 90% of inshore waters. It is having an unsustainable impact on the life in our seas and the livelihoods that rely upon …
By Sally Campbell. Featured image shows view from Coll. Credit: John Campbell The Fisheries Act 2020 describes an ecosystem as one that ensures that the collective pressure is kept within levels compatible with Good Environmental Status. The inshore sea of the Clyde, which is one of the wider firths, was closed until the 1960s, and …
Scottish Government’s plans will “sacrifice cod stocks” and “squeeze the life” from inshore fisheries, say campaigners. A press release from the Our Seas Coalition. Featured image credit: Thinkstock. Campaigners have slammed new Scottish Government plans that will allow trawlers to throw away fish at sea, further depleting fish stocks such as west coast cod. The Scottish …