We love Scotland’s seas. Please protect them before it’s too late.
We love Scotland’s seas. Please protect them before it’s too late.
Environment charities have reacted with fury after the Scottish government announced yesterday that fisheries restrictions in marine protected areas, originally due to be implemented in 2016, are to be delayed for the fourth time. Yesterday Gillian Martin, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, said a promised consultation on fisheries management measures for inshore marine […]
The newly published proposals for protecting priority marine features outside of marine protected areas (MPAs), which are expected to open for formal public consultation in November along with proposals for fisheries restrictions for inshore MPAs, are designed to help close the gap that exists in protection.
The Scottish government announced new fisheries management measures for offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) on 1 September, marking an important step in fulfilling its obligations to protect marine wildlife across a large area of Scotland’s seas. Scotland’s offshore MPAs – those beyond 12 nautical miles from the shore – were designated more than 10 years ago [...]
