During the summer of 2023, researchers from UHI Shetland carried out the second consecutive Fair Isle inshore fish survey. The final report detailing survey findings is now available online.
During the summer of 2023, researchers from UHI Shetland carried out the second consecutive Fair Isle inshore fish survey as part of the Fair Isle DR MPA research programme. Eight valid tow trawls to the east and west of Fair Isle allowed for an expansion of the previous years’ survey coverage.
Four baited remote underwater video (BRUV) landers were successfully deployed during the survey and several flapper skate were tagged as part of the Shetland flapper skate tagging project.
The report details the 2023 survey findings including comparisons to the previous year’s catch results as well as catch data from the 2023 Shetland inshore fish survey. The survey report for the 2023 Fair Isle inshore fish survey is available online here.
This project is supported by the players of People’s Postcode Lottery through the National Trust for Scotland’s Love our Nature project.
