All Mairi Gougeon articles
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NewsScottish salmon farming innovation drive nears £200m
Investments have spanned all major areas of the sector, with a strong emphasis on fish health and welfare, finds new review
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NewsScottish Government greets four-party agreement on mackerel fishing
Overarching aim remains to achieve a fully comprehensive six-party sharing arrangement, says Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon
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NewsScottish Ocean Cluster secures new funding, names project manager to accelerate growth
Biotech specialist Dr Tracy White recruited to unlock greater economic and environmental value from Scotland’s seafood side streams
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NewsScotland unveils latest wave of industry, coastal investments
Government allocating £14 million to support jobs and reduce emissions in marine sectors
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NewsScotland’s new fishing industry funding ‘wholly unacceptable’, insists Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon
New letter urging UK Government to reconsider allocations says Scotland’s current share is “not a fair settlement”
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NewsScottish Government slams ‘unacceptable’ UK funding allocation for fishing industry
Disproportionate allocation decision is an insult to Scotland and its vital catching sector, says Rural Affairs Secretary
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NewsScotland launches fish and shellfish farming consultation
Government proposing “consistent approach” to the regulation and consenting of aquaculture across the zero to 12 nautical mile zone
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NewsOverseas sales of Scottish salmon near £1 billion
UK’s leading food export on track for a record-breaking year
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NewsScotland launches new marine fund
GBP 14 million made available in 2025-26 to help deliver Scotland’s Blue Economy Vision
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NewsScotland advances ocean cluster, launches langoustine quality scheme
New Scottish Ocean Cluster quickly builds industry support, while the Scottish Quality Langoustine label is an industry first
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NewsUK upholds sandeel fishing ban
Government receives sandeel arbitration tribunal’s final ruling, largely sustaining decision to stop sandeel catching in North Sea waters
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NewsUK consulting on new fisheries management plans
Overriding aim is to secure the health of the fishing industry
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NewsFarmed fish health funding boost for SAIC
New GBP 1.5 million package will sharpen the innovation centre’s focus on driving positive health and welfare outcomes
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NewsScotland’s farmed salmon production tails off
After a record total in 2021, last year’s harvest fell 18% to 169,194 tonnes, new figures confirm
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NewsScottish catch value bounces back (but not to pre-Covid levels)
Despite its challenges, 2022 was a strong year for the fishing sector, says Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon
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NewsScotland sets out new fisheries, aquaculture objectives
First Minister Humza Yousaf outlines agreed priority commitments for the Rural Affairs Secretary in 2023-2024
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NewsScotland: Defra has failed seafood exporters with eEHC decision
Letter from Scottish government expresses disappointment that testing programme will end for digital export health certificates
