It has been nearly 2 months since locals identified herring spawning habitats in Gairloch, and we are still waiting on Scottish Government to take urgent action to protect these vital habitats from bottom-towed fishing.

Read our letter calling for action 👉 bit.ly/herringopenlet…

Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) is an important tool to improve seafood traceability and fisheries management. Check out this useful policy explainer from Young Sea Changers Scotland to learn more 👇

Urgent protection definitely required

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐟 Calling on our Scottish supporters to help protect vital herring spawning habitat by sharing @openseas_scot's open letter with MSPs

Mairi Gougeon Lorna Slater Finlay Carson MSP Maree Todd Scot Gov Marine 👇

.Ash Regan MSP Jeremy Balfour MSP Sarah Boyack MSP Miles Briggs MSP Foysol Choudhury MBE MSP Alison Johnstone Lorna Slater Sue Webber MSP 💜 - please take a look at this letter from Our Seas

Scotland's fish, coastal communities, and future depend on healthy inshore seabed habitats #bringbackthefish

Scotland's fish, coastal communities, and future depend on healthy inshore seabed habitats. Without healthy spawning habitats, our fisheries have no chance of recovery. #Bringbackthefish

SIFT is looking for new Trustees! We're looking for individuals with practical experience of working in marine fisheries, or who live and work in coastal communities, or who have a knowledge of charity finance. Interested? Read more here 👇👇goodmoves.org/vacancy/a4sP10…

Locals community call for urgent protection of newly confirmed herring spawning grounds off Wester Ross 👇👇

Great to see Scottish Government improving seafood traceability in the scallop and pelagic fleet! Better data leads to better fisheries management, which leads to healthy seas.

Now it's time for the trawl fleet to benefit from equivalent measures #sustainableseafood

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🚨 Vital herring spawning habitat under threat from scallop dredging! 🐟

Spawning has been recorded in a certain area of Scottish seabed for the first time in decades. Protections are key for the future of west coast herring!

Read the Our Seas open letter for more info 👇

Our Seas Gairloch Times Scottish Government Scot Gov Marine We've seen some hopeful signs with herring sightings recently. Let's ensure that where it all starts is valued, celebrated AND protected. #herring #conservation #Scotland

📣 Locals call for urgent protection of newly confirmed herring spawning grounds off Wester Ross Gairloch Times

Over 6 weeks since locals identified these grounds and still no action from Scottish Government Scot Gov Marine

Read our open letter 👉 bit.ly/herringopenlet…

.Rural Affairs and Islands Committee are meeting again tomorrow to discuss REM legislation for scallop and pelagic vessels. It's great to see Scottish Government taking steps towards improving seafood traceability.

Now time for REM on the trawl fleet 👇
yourviews.parliament.scot/raine/sea-fish…

The Scottish Government have an obligation to protect herring spawning habitat, why wont/don't they take action? Easy win when they currently look like they don't give a fig for the environment or coastal communities. #InshoreLimit Mairi Gougeon

Read the Our Seas open letter to understand why it's critically important for Scot Gov Marine to protect herring spawning habitat from scallop dredging ⬇️

A big win for sustainable, low-impact fishing, coastal communities, and the future of our seas #bringbackthefish

Great to see Scottish Government improving seafood traceability in the scallop and pelagic fleet! Now lets roll out REM for the trawl fleet #sustainableseafood

📹 Helen McLachlan RSPB Scotland & Joe Whitelegg (Isle of Man Fisheries) at Wednesday's RAI Committee session