Mon, Mar 9, 2026 EU supertrawlers spent an estimated 14,530 hours fishing in Scottish waters in one year, environmentalists ...

The lovely little village of Gourdon sits along the gorgeous Aberdeenshire coast, it is the perfect spot for a spring getaway ...

Scotland has become the first country in the UK and the European Union to make a specialist electronic monitoring system compulsory for certain fishing vessels operating in its waters. Under the new ...

Environmental campaigners raise alarm over EU supertrawlers fishing in Scottish waters without proper oversight, risking unreported fishing and harm to ocean life.

The Wester Ross Marine Protected Area was officially introduced 10 years ago to boost regeneration and conservation. We have ...

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A BT subsea fibre optic cable that runs between Evie on the Orkney Mainland and nearby Westray, which forms part of an ...

The SNP are confident of calling and winning another referendum By Chris Deerin The stars are, just possibly, aligning for the SNP. The trial of Peter Murrell, its former chief executive, who has been ...

The numbers are dwindling in the Scottish Cup – and by the time a blockbuster quarter-final weekend is over, we'll be down to four. Holders Aberdeen continued their dismal season as they were thumped ...

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Image: Martin O'Neill's Celtic and Danny Rohl's Rangers are both chasing league leaders Hearts Martin O’Neill and Dany Röhl remained defiant in their pursuit of the Scottish Premiership title, despite ...

In a crackdown on illegal fishing in the Sundarbans, forest officials detained 22 people and confiscated two trawlers and 400kg of stingray from protected sanctuary zones in two separate operations.