Minutes: 02 March 2022

1. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Sea Fish (Prohibition on Fishing) (Firth of Clyde) (No. 2) Order 2022 (SSI 2022/35) from—

Simon Macdonald, Chair, West Coast Regional Inshore Fisheries Group;

Alistair Bally Philp, National Coordinator, Scottish Creel Fisherman's Federation;

Elaine Whyte, Executive Secretary, Clyde Fisherman’s Association;

Sean McIllwraith, Galloway Static Gear Association;

and then from—

Professor Michael Heath, University of Strathclyde;

and then from—

Alex Watson Crook, Projects Manager, Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust;

David Nairn, Our Seas Coalition;

Phil Taylor, Head of Policy and Operations, The Open Seas Trust;

Russell Cheshire, Trustee, Community of Arran Seabed Trust;

Calum Duncan, Convener, Marine Group, Scottish Environment LINK.