Under strong pressure from the fishing industry and some island communities, the Scottish government has scrapped plans to create Highly Protected Marine Areas in 10% of Scotland's seas. The proposals ...

The Scottish government has scrapped its plans to create Highly Protected Marine Areas in 10% of Scotland's seas. The proposals would have restricted fishing and other human activities in some coastal ...

Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) has called on the Scottish government to introduce a “source-to-sea” approach for combatting marine litter. The approach would focus on reducing the most ...

Scottish government accused of missing deadlines to take action on overfishing and effects of climate breakdown Fragile and damaged marine life around Scotland’s coasts is not being properly protected ...

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The Scottish Government and Scottish Green Party have pledged to designate 10 percent of the country’s seas as Highly Protected Marine Areas, offering depleted ecosystems a chance to bounce back. It's ...

Neil MacPhail, a fisherman from Tiree, the most westerly island in the Inner Hebrides, has just invested in a vessel worth about £500,000 to make his family-run creel business more efficient in the ...

David Tydeman has been at the helm of Ferguson Marine since February last year Standing at the helm of Glen Sannox, David Tydeman has the relieved look of a man coming to the end of a long and ...