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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 17 June 2025
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Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

Will we move on to questions from Emma Harper, or does Jimmy Buchan want to come in? I cannot tell whether he is indicating to me or whether he just has an itchy ear. Go for it, Jimmy.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

Emma Harper has some questions on inshore fisheries.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

I welcome our second panel. We have Katie Gillham, head of marine ecosystems, and Cathy Tilbrook, head of sustainable coasts and seas, NatureScot; Calum Duncan, head of conservation Scotland, Marine Conservation Society; and Charles Millar, executive director, Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust. I will not ask the witnesses to make introductory remarks; we will go straight to questions that will give them the opportunity to put across their views.

My question is on the scientific evidence about the health of and the main pressures on our marine environment. We heard from the previous panel about the apparent increase in white-fish biomass and about significantly improved collaboration that has led to greater health for our seas. We were told that the scallop industry fishes only 15 per cent of our waters. However, we need more scientific evidence. Can we have your comments?

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

I will stick with this topic of climate and ecological crisis.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

I will start with Jimmy Buchan and the processing side of things, and I will then move on to Elspeth Macdonald.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

Perhaps Katie Gillham or Cathy Tilbrook could kick off on adding other bodies to the inshore fisheries groups.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

Rachael Hamilton will ask a short supplementary question, and we will then move to Emma Harper.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

I will move on to Tavish Scott to give the view of the aquaculture industry, please.

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

Elaine, could you give us an idea of how the past nine months have been for fishermen at the coalface? That is not a good analogy. How has it been for those going out on boats, day to day? How do you see things going forward?

Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Meeting date: 15 September 2021

Finlay Carson

We are running out of time, so I ask Charles Millar to comment briefly on that.