Rural Affairs and Islands Committee
20th Meeting, 2024
The Committee agreed to take its consideration of evidence on pre-budget scrutiny 2025 to 2026 in private at item number 3, and at future meetings.
The Committee took evidence from—
Elaine Whyte, Executive Secretary, Clyde Fishermen’s Association;
Charles Millar, Executive Director, Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust;
Phil Taylor, Director, Open Seas;
Dr Alan Wells, Chief Executive, Fisheries Management Scotland;
Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation;
Professor Michel Kaiser, Member, Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland;
Dr Robin Cook, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Strathclyde University;
Professor Colin Moffat, former Chief Scientific Advisor Marine to the Scottish Government ;
Alastair Hamilton, Chair of the NW Coast, Regional Inshore Fisheries Groups Network.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.