Category: Featured News

Join our FREE Coastal Conversation on Dynamic Dunes on the Solway Coast at 6.3pm on Thursday 25 February. Sand dunes are one of the most important habitats in Europe, and under huge threat from damage, destruction and loss of wildlife. This FREE online session will look at how these special places are being managed across… Read more »

A new £7.75 million funding package will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses and ports and harbours in Scotland threatened by the ongoing effects of coronavirus (COVID-19) and EU Exit. The package includes: £6.45 million for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fund which will provide support to eligible shellfish catchers and producers, in addition to trout… Read more »

SEPA are running a consultation on their draft Solway Tweed River Basin Management Plan. SEPA are asking for your feedback on the updated aims and actions to protect and where necessary, improve the water environment in the Solway Tweed River Basin District. Your responses to this consultation will help ensure that the actions and approach… Read more »

The NWIFCA have now opened a consultation on the minimum conservation reference size byelaw. The byelaw, described in NWIFCA Byelaw 1 has been approved and made by the Authority. In accordance with Defra’s byelaw making process the Authority must now advertise the byelaw and provide a consultation period of 1 month before it can be… Read more »

Vacancy in Natural England for Marine/Coastal Lead Adviser – Cumbria Team Natural England (NE) are looking for a marine and/ or coastal lead adviser. The successful candidate will have a broad range of responsibilities covering the marine and/ or coastal area from the Solway Firth on the border with Scotland down to Morecambe Bay in… Read more »

A £2.5 million fund to help adventure and marine tourism businesses in Scotland prepare for the 2021 season was launched on 27 January by VisitScotland. The new Marine and Outdoor Tourism Restart Fund will be administered by VisitScotland on behalf of the Scottish Government in partnership with sector groups Wild Scotland and Sail Scotland who… Read more »

A new website to provide fishers with a source of up to date information has been launched by Scotland’s Regional Inshore Fisheries Group (RIFG) network. The RIFG website, will be regularly updated with input from the five nationwide groups including the West Coast RIFG which covers the Scottish Solway area. The launch of the website is… Read more »

Environment Agency invests £48 million in projects to benefit fishing. The Environment Agency invested over £48 million in projects to enhance fisheries and make improvements for anglers, angling facilities and the environment during 2019-20. The EA’s Annual Fisheries Report, published on 15 January shows that over £20 million was raised from rod licence sales, with… Read more »

Marine Scotland – protecting Scotland’s Seas. Marine Scotland is the directorate of the Scottish Government responsible for the management of Scotland’s seas. It has operational responsibility for monitoring and ensuring compliance with marine regulations within the British Fishery Limits, where Scotland has devolved powers. This includes work to deter and detect illegal fisheries activities, illegal… Read more »

The Scotland’s Marine Assessment 2020 has been launched. A new online platform which assesses the condition of Scotland’s marine environment and the human activity it supports showcases this new assessment. The interactive portal, which is an update to Scotland’s Marine Atlas 2011 brings together work from more than 250 scientists into 183 studies which review… Read more »