Written Question · S7W-02781 · Session 7
Regarding the duty to achieve Good Environmental Status in Scotland's seas, what assessment it has made of which areas of the inshore seabe…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the duty to achieve Good Environmental Status in Scotland's seas, what assessment it has made of which areas of the inshore seabed would benefit most from the exclusion of bottom-towed fishing.
The answer
The Scottish Government has not undertaken a Scotland-wide assessment of which areas of the inshore seabed would benefit most from the exclusion of bottom-towed fishing.I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-02777 on 15 September 2026. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S7W-02781 by reference.