Marine and Fisheries: Subject Profile

Author: Damon Davies, Anna Brand, Roxana Shafiee

PDF Published: Friday 20 Aug 2021 (SB 21-56)

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- Key points
- Scotland's seas and boundaries
- The Marine Acts
  - Marine Assessments
  - National Marine Plan
  - Regional Marine Plans
  - Marine Conservation
- Sea Fisheries
  - Economic and social value
  - The Scottish Fleet
  - Fisheries management
  - International obligations and negotiations
  - Fisheries in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
  - Inshore fisheries
- Freshwater fisheries
  - International Obligations
  - Ownership of fishing rights
  - Management of freshwater fisheries
  - Wild salmon decline
- Aquaculture
  - Finfish aquaculture
  - Shellfish aquaculture
  - Seaweed aquaculture
- The Scottish Crown Estate
  - Local Pilot Scheme
- Marine and Fisheries Budget
- Blue Economy Action Plan
- Parliamentary scrutiny
- Cover image credit
- Key points
- Scotland's seas and boundaries
- The Marine Acts
- Sea Fisheries
- Freshwater fisheries
- Aquaculture
- The Scottish Crown Estate
- Marine and Fisheries Budget
- Blue Economy Action Plan
- Parliamentary scrutiny
- Cover image credit
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Map showing Scotland's marine boundaries and devolved competence of Scotland's waters.

Image: Scotland's seas and boundaries …

Flow chart showing the legislative framework for regional marine planning.

Image: Regional Marine Plans …

Image: Scottish Marine Regions …

Image: The relative economic importance of fishing and aquaculture in Scotland and the UK …

Image: The Scottish Fleet …

Flow diagram setting out how Joint Fisheries Statements are developed and approved by the UK Government and devolved administrations

Image: Process for the development of Joint Fisheries Statements and Fisheries Management Plans under the Fisheries Act 2020. …

Image showing the pressures facing wild salmon across rivers, estuaries and open ocean

Image: Pressures facing wild salmon …

Graph showing the number of tonnes of salmon produced per year in Scotland between 1999-2020. Whilst production has fluctuated somewhat, the industry has grown substantially in this period, from 126,686 in 1999 to an estimated 207,630 in 2020.

Image: Salmon production in Scotland 1999-2020 …

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