Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

Convener

Finlay Carson (Galloway and West Dumfries) (Con)

Deputy convener

*Beatrice Wishart (Shetland Islands) (LD)

Committee members

*Karen Adam (Banffshire and Buchan Coast) (SNP)

*Dr Alasdair Allan (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)

*Ariane Burgess (Highlands and Islands) (Green)

*Jim Fairlie (Perthshire South and Kinross-shire) (SNP)

*Rachael Hamilton (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (Con)

*Jenni Minto (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)

*Mercedes Villalba (North East Scotland) (Lab)

The following also participated:

Allan Gibb (Scottish Government)

Mairi Gougeon (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands)

Professor James Harrison (University of Edinburgh)

Elspeth Macdonald (Scottish Fishermen’s Federation)

Paul McCarthy (Scottish Government)

Helen McLachlan (Future Fisheries Alliance)

Charles Millar (Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust)

Edward Mountain (Highlands and Islands) (Con) (Committee Substitute)

Elaine Whyte (Communities Inshore Fisheries Alliance)

Clerk to the committee

Emma Johnston