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Fishing vessel weekly licence variations 22 March 2024

Scottish fishing vessel licence variations 22 March 2024

Type: Factsheet
Date: 22 March 2024

Part of:: Fishing vessel weekly licence variations

Facilitating marine nature restoration through legislation: consultation

We are consulting on legislative proposals which would enable Scottish Ministers to introduce a registration process for marine nature restoration projects, and apply Marine Conservation Orders to habitats and species undergoing restoration and standalone European marine sites.

Type: Consultation paper
Date: 21 March 2024

Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 - Marine Conservation Order provision changes: environmental report

This environmental report was produced as part of the strategic environmental assessment accompanying our consultation on facilitating marine nature restoration through legislation.

Type: Impact assessment
Date: 21 March 2024

Seismic/sonar survey work: EIR Review

Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Type: FOI/EIR release
Date: 20 March 2024

European Union and the United Kingdom – sandeel fisheries consultations: written record for 2024

Written record of sandeel fisheries consultations between the European Union and the United Kingdom for 2024.

Type: Agreement
Date: 19 March 2024

Authorisation of vessel landings: EIR release

Information request and response under the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Type: FOI/EIR release
Date: 18 March 2024

Fishers - strategies and choices: feasibility study

This social research publication explores what influences the decision making of Scottish fishers. It presents findings from twelve interviews with fishers. The main findings are focused on the social, economic, governance, and environmental drivers in fishers’ decision making.

Type: Research and analysis
Date: 18 March 2024