Minutes: 08 February 2023

1. Petition PE1951: Reinstate inshore coastal limit on the use of dredge and trawl fishing gears

The Committee considered a petition by Alistair Bally Philp on behalf of The Scottish Creel Fisherman's Federation, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reinstate inshore coastal limit on the use of dredge and trawl fishing gears and take evidence from—

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

The Committee agreed to close the petition and incorporate consideration of a potential coastal limit on the use of mobile dredge and bottom-trawling fishing gears in its wider and ongoing work around inshore fisheries issues.

2. Work programme(In Private):

The Committee considered its work programme.