Working together towards a sustainable Solway Firth
Fishery Exemptions in force in UK waters from January 2022 The majority of current exemptions will be in force from 1st January 2022 and until the end of 2024. A number of amendments to the current set of exemptions will be in force from January. As outlined below, these amendments include the introduction of three… Read more »
Solway Firth Partnership would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and New Year! And just a reminder, if you are out and about on the Solway over the festive season, do NOT touch or pick up any dead or sick birds that you come across. There are many dead barnacle geese on the… Read more »
There is an opportunity for Scottish Fishers to attend Boston and Barcelona Seafood Exhibitions in 2022. Seafood Scotland in conjunction with the Scottish Nephrops Programme Board are inviting industry representatives to attend exhibitions in Boston and Barcelona. This offers the opportunity to fishermen on smaller inshore vessels to attend and participate in seafood stalls in… Read more »
Avian flu update and guidance – Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway (including on the Solway Coast) and in other parts of the UK. Government are reminding everyone to NOT touch or pick up any dead or sick birds that you find when you are out and about. … Read more »
Scotland’s first handbook for seagrass restoration has just been published. The handbook has been developed by NatureScot in collaboration with Marine Scotland and Project Seagrass as a result of increasing interest in the potential of restoring marine habitats to store blue carbon, enhance coastal defences and increase biodiversity in our seas. Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that can grow… Read more »