Debate: Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations - 7 December 2017
Channel: The Scottish Parliament
Date: 2017-12-07

Fergus Ewing: Sea Fisheries and End Year Negotiations—That the Parliament
acknowledges the conclusion of negotiations with Norway on shared stocks in the North Sea and
the forthcoming annual fisheries negotiations in Brussels; notes that 2018 will see the last year of
phased implementation of the landing obligation for whitefish stocks and that the outcome of the
Brussels negotiations will be pivotal in helping Scotland’s fishing fleet to reduce the potential
impacts of choke species; is concerned that failure to explore and adopt all available solutions in
this regard could potentially tie the fleet up; welcomes the Scottish Government’s commitment to
respect the scientific advice in relation to next year’s quotas, and supports its efforts to achieve the
best possible outcome for Scotland’s fishermen, coastal communities, marine environment and
wider seafood sectors at the Brussels negotiations.

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