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Written Question · S7W-04382 · Session 7

Regarding the development of its response to the recommendations in Environmental Standards Scotland's June 2026 report, Protecting Scotlan…

Answered Asked by Ariane Burgess Green Lodged 20 Oct 2026

The question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the development of its response to the recommendations in Environmental Standards Scotland's June 2026 report, Protecting Scotland's Seafloor, what arrangements it has established to identify and evaluate independent evidence on the comparative environmental, economic and social benefits of alternative fisheries management measures, including evidence relating to the potential reallocation of Nephrops fishing opportunities from bottom-towed to static fishing gears.

The answer

Answered by Jim Fairlie on 3 Nov 2026 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

I refer the member to the answer to question S7W-03600 on 6 October 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-04382 by reference.