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~~~ Monkfish Biology
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Clean seas
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Assessing Scotland's seas
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Publications
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Research & Advice

~ Research Areas
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~~~ Fishery Management Methods

~~ Healthy Seas

~~~ Shellfish Toxins
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~~~ Retention & Depuration

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Scottish Fisheries Co-Ordination Centre (SFCC)
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Scottish Industry/Science Partnerships (SISP)
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Surveys
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Working Partnerships

Offshore Wind
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Wave and Tidal
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Marine Licensing

Fishing Vessel Licensing
~ General
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Freshwater Fish

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Aquaculture

Axis 4 - Sustainable Development of Fisheries Area

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Resources

Aquaculture Development

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Planning & Fish Farming

Working Groups
~ ISLAD
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~ EWGS

Environmental Impact of Fish Farms
~ Impact of Aquaculture on Wild Fish Populations
~ Mathematical Models
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Aquaculture Framework for Scotland

Better marketing and improved image

Healthier Fish and Shellfish

~ Diseases
~~ Notifiable Diseases
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~ Legislation & Welfare Code

~ Working Groups
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~~ Waste Disposal
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~~ Gyrodactylus Salaris Working Group (GSWG)(Archive)

~ Nuisance species in Aquaculture
~~ Practical Measures for Fish Farmers

~ Shellfish Hygiene Directive

Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI)

~ FHI Service Charter
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~ Good Health Practice

~ Monitoring and Surveillance
~~ Third Day Notice (TDN)
~~ DAO (Designation Area Order)
~~ Map of Designated Areas

~ Management Areas

~ Importing and Exporting Fish & Shellfish

Improved access to finance

Improved Containment - Fish Farm Escapes
~ What to do in the event of an escape
~ Notification Forms
~ Statistics

Ministerial Group on Aquaculture

Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum (SARF)

Shellfish Forum

EU and International Aquaculture

Freshwater Fish and Fishing
~ Fish Species
~ Types of Fishery
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Fishing Rights and Access
~ Fishing Rights
~ Enforcement
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Fisheries Committee
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Fisheries Forum
~ Steering Group
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~ Code of Good Practice Working Group
~ Mixed Stock Fisheries Working Group (MSFWG)
~ Review of Statistical Bulletin Working Group

Eel conservation in Scotland & Europe

Recreational Sea Angling

Common Fisheries Policy
~ Inquiry into Future Fisheries Management
~ UK Fishery Limits

Stock Conservation and Management
~ Managing Fish Stocks
~ Assessing fish stocks
~ Sustainability certification
~ Certified Scottish Fisheries
~ Discards
~ West of Scotland
~ West of Scotland management

Quota and Effort Management
~ Real Time Closures
~ Quota Rules and Documents
~ Quota & Licensing (SQMLS) - Ministerial statement
~ Quota Uptake Reports
~ EC Marketing

Regulation
~ Electronic Reporting and Recording Systems
~ Admin Penalties
~ Control regulations
~ Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated Fishing (IUU)
~ Management arrangements 2010
~ Legislation
~ Approved electronic logbook systems in UK

Economic Analysis
~ Profitable Futures for Fishing Report
~ Cod Recovery Plan EIA
~ Licence Parking
~ Fleet Resilience Grant Scheme

Scottish Fisheries Council
~ SFC Terms of Reference
~ SFC membership
~ Crab and Lobster Strategy Group

Registration of Buyers and Sellers
~ Introduction
~ Online Register
~ Sales Notes
~ Application Forms and Explanatory Leaflets

Inshore Fisheries and Communities
~ Inshore Fisheries Groups (IFGs)
~ Scottish Scallop Strategy
~ Scottish Inshore Fisheries Advisory Group
~ Inshore Closure - Lamlash Bay
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