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Collapses in fish stocks have hit coastal communities and businesses.

Scallop dredges rake the seabed ever closer to shore, undermining the fight against climate change and preventing the recovery of fish populations.

Many of Scotland’s coastal fish stocks have collapsed and Covid-19 has exposed the difficulties our inshore fishermen are facing. Now more than ever we need to support them.

But it does not have to be this way.

By investing in the recovery of our seas, we can build a better future for communities, fishermen and the many who rely on a productive, diverse environment.

Now is our chance to change.

We need to take action now to bring our seas, communities and fisheries back from the brink.

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Our seas were once protected by a three-mile limit…

It was created following concerns from the fishing industry about the impact of trawling

In 1984 it was removed.

Today bottom-trawling is allowed in 90% of our coastal seas, dredging in 95%

Since then fish stocks have plummeted…

…along with the numbers of active fishermen around our coast.

Fishermen are having to fish harder for less

… as seabed habitats have been reduced to a fraction of their historic extent

Bringing back an inshore limit will help recover habitats and productive, resilient fisheries

We are an alliance of Scottish organisations, businesses, communities and individuals that support a move to sustainable use of our coastal seas.

We are calling for the re-establishment of a modern, coastal limit on bottom-towed fisheries to restrict damaging fishing from the coastal zones of our seas that are most vulnerable.

If implemented fairly, this transition would allow our inshore marine environment to recover. It would provide a nursery for fish populations, sustainable jobs for sustainable fishermen, vibrant seas for coastal tourism and a resilient future for Scotland.

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We are calling for:

The return of a modern seaward limit on bottom-towed fishing, via a just transition.

Effective vessel tracking systems for all boats

Preferential allocation of fishing opportunity to vessels with low environmental impact, bringing increased sustainable economic value and employment to communities.

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    Angling Trust
    Argyll Fisheries Trust
    Argaty Red Kites
    Argyll District Salmon Fishery Board
    Arran Eco Savvy
    Atlantic Diving Services
    Ayr Sea Angling Club
    Beauly District Fisheries Board
    Belfast Lough Sea Angling and Conservation Club
    Berwickshire Marine Reserve
    Black House Water Sports
    Blue Marine Foundation
    Blue Planet Society
    Blue Ventures
    Centre for Human Ecology
    Click Book Stay
    Coastal Connection
    CAOLAS
    Clyde Porpoise C.I.C.
    Community of Arran Seabed Trust
    Craignish Restoration of Marine and Coastal Habitat
    Dive and Sea the Hebrides
    Eigg Environmental Action Group
    Ethical Shellfish Company
    Fairlie Coastal Trust
    Fauna & Flora International
    58° North Scottish Seaweeds
    Findhorn District Salmon Fisheries Board
    Findhorn Nairn and Lossie Fisheries Trust
    Firth of Forth Lobster Hatchery
    Fish Legal
    Freedom Diving
    Friends of the Sound of Jura
    Frogfish Photography
    GalGael Trust
    Heart of Argyll Wildlife Organisation
    Highlands and Islands Environment Foundation
    James Curley Fly Fishing
    Johnson and Loftus Boat Builders
    Keltic Seafare
    Kilchoan Estate
    Knoydart Foundation Ranger Service
    Loch Laxford Shellfish Ltd
    Lochnell Oysters
    Loch Visions
    Mara Fish Bar and Deli
    Marine Concern
    Mikietyn Ltd Shellfish Merchants
    Mull Charters
    Narwhal Expeditions
    National Trust for Scotland
    Northern Ireland Federation of Sea Anglers

    The Nature Library

    Nourish Scotland
    Oban Sea School
    Oceana
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    Open Seas
    Orkney Skate Trust
    The Outer Hebrides Fisheries Trust
    Paddle Against Plastic
    Phyllis
    Project Baseline
    Project Media
    Project Seagrass
    Puffin Dive Centre
    River Eachaig Fisheries Syndicate
    Salmon Aquaculture Reform Network Scotland
    Saltwater Life
    Save Kintyre Seas
    Scotland the Big Picture
    Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation
    Scottish Federation of Sea Anglers
    Scottish Salmon Think Tank
    Scottish Scallop Divers Association
    Scottish Sea Angling Conservation Network
    Scottish Sub Aqua Club
    Sea Change
    Sea the Change
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    Skye Communities for Natural Heritage
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    South Skye Seas Initiative
    Staunch Industries
    Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust
    SubSea TV
    Terra Mare
    The Ullapool Sea Savers
    The Wilderness Foundation
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    West Coast Matters
    Wester Ross Area Salmon Fishery Board
    West Sutherland Fisheries Trust
    Wild Argyll

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