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Scottish Shellfish Farm Production Survey 2022
This report is based on the returns of an annual survey questionnaire sent to all active authorised shellfish farming businesses in Scotland. Statistics on employment, production and value of shellfish from Scottish shellfish farms are presented.
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Developing essential fish habitat maps: report
The project helped define areas of the sea essential to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding, or growth to maturity. Twenty-nine species and multiple life-stages were reviewed covering marine fish and shellfish of commercial and ecological importance, relevant to offshore wind development areas.
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Provisional Scottish Sea Fisheries Statistics: 2022
National Statistics publication that provides data on the tonnage and value of sea fish landings by Scottish vessels.
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Scottish salmon and sea trout fishery statistics 2022
Summary of the salmon and sea trout fishery catch statistics updated for the 2022 season.
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Crab and lobster fisheries - stock assessments: results 2016 to 2019
Results of Scottish regional brown crab (Cancer pagurus), velvet crab (Necora puber) and lobster (Homarus gammarus) stock assessments carried out by Marine Scotland Science (MSS) for the period 2016 to 2019.
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Priority marine feature surveys within the Small Isles MPA and surrounding waters
Marine Scotland collected and analysed abundance information for species with conservation importance relevant to priority marine features in the Small Isles MPA and the surrounding region (2012 – 2017). Abundance changes for key species and the relationship with fishing activity was assessed.
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Scottish salmon and sea trout fisheries: provisional statistics 2022
Provisional data on the number and weight of fish from Scottish salmon and sea trout fisheries during the 2022 season.
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Scotland's Blue Economy: current status review
Describes our starting position in the transition to adopting a Blue Economy approach to marine sectors, communities, and the environment. It provides us with the foundation to consider how we can track our progress and determine if significant and lasting change is occurring.
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Atlantic salmon 2021: Scottish Marine and Freshwater Science Vol 14 No 4
A summary report of the spatial extent and severity of pressures acting on Atlantic salmon in Scotland, with a view to informing management and policy at local and national scales.
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Salmon Parasite Interactions in Linnhe, Lorn and Shuna (SPILLS): final project report
The Salmon Parasite in Linnhe, Lorn and Shuna (SPILLS) project focused on testing and improving sea lice dispersal monitoring and modelling techniques. The SPILLS Project developed and compared different models designed to predict distribution of sea lice in Scottish sea lochs.