Standard Motion · S4M-10887 · Session 4
Harbour Seal Numbers Declining
The motion
That the Parliament notes the continued decline in the number of harbour seals off the east coast of Scotland; further notes that the study conducted by the University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit, and commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage, found only 50 harbour seals between the Firth of Tay and the Eden Estuary and over 1,500 fewer seals between Cape Wrath and Ullapool than in 2008; understands that a study carried out in 2008 by the unit concluded that harbour seal numbers were declining at that time; commends the work being carried out to assess the number of harbour seals in Scotland’s waters, and hopes that the worrying trend of declining harbour seal numbers can be halted.
Signatures by party
18 MSPs besides the lodger · 1 from other partiesSNP 17Lab 1
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Vote
No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.
Supporters
18 MSPsSNP 17 Lab 1
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SNP 17
- Clare Adamson
- Colin Beattie
- Graeme Dey
- Nigel Don
- Annabelle Ewing
- Kenneth Gibson
- Rob Gibson
- Adam Ingram
- Bill Kidd
- Richard Lyle
- Mike MacKenzie
- Joan McAlpine
- Stuart McMillan
- Dennis Robertson
- Kevin Stewart
- David Torrance
- Maureen Watt
Lab 1
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In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-10887 by reference.