Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as Marine Protected Areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.

The gross value of landings at Peterhead, one of the UK’s leading fishing ports, reached £341m in 2025, up from £257m in 2024.

The UK's fishing fleet generated £1.2 billion ($1.6bn) in turnover in 2024, marking the third consecutive year the industry has surpassed the £1bn mark. According to Seafish's "Economics of the UK ...

Researchers have been working with the fishing industry to understand the state of the flapper.

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as Marine Protected Areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones ...