1. University of Aberdeen WP 2 “Shifting baselines” Workshop Tallinn, 3-4 March 2006

2. Fishing activity data data from 1965 onwards  Landings - weight and value Total Species / gear type Main species DATA AVAILABLE Biological framework

3. DATA AVAILABLE Species in analysis  Cod ( Gabus morhua )  Haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus )  Herring ( Clupea harengus )  Whiting ( Merlangius merlangus )  Blue whiting ( Micromesistius poutassou )  Mackerel ( Scomber scombrus )  Norway lobster ( Nephrops norvegicus )  Anglerfish ( Lophius litulon )

4. Biological data  Lenght-frequency data  Size & age at maturity  Biomass  Discards data  Maximum sizes  Plankton data DATA AVAILABLE

5. Fishing activity data data from 1965 onwards  Fishing fleet – number of vessels  Employment – number of registered fishermen DATA AVAILABLE Socio-economic framework

6. Environmental data  North Atlantic Oscilation (NAO) – data from 1821 onwards  Sea Surface Temperature (SST) – data from 1891 onwards  Chlorophill – data from 1960 onwards  River flow – data from 1948 onwards DATA AVAILABLE Environmental frameworks

7. Legislative data Management regimes DATA AVAILABLE Institutional framework

8. Study sites

9.  Fisheries one of the oldest activities in the firth  Fisheries date back to 8000 years ago  Medievel times salmon were salted and exported to Europe  By mid 19th century concerns about salmon stock led to traps being banned from the inner firths  Several settlements fishing for herring  By mid 19th century Wick was the most important herring port in Europe HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF FISHERIES IN THE MORAY FIRTH

10. MORAY FIRTH

11. Tallinn, 3-4 March 2006

12. Include fishermen’s perpective on shifting baselines Possible Publications ?

13. East coast: Moray Firth

14. Moray Firth General information Largest firth in Scotland - sea area of 2020 sq miles (5230 km 2 ) Several nature conservation designations: SSSI; Natura 2000 network – Inner MF is a SPA and SAC Ramsar site Fisheries Importance has declined – accounts for 26% scottish vessels over 10m Very important from a cultural point of view Fleet shifting to small scale fleet and a shellfish fishery

15. West coast: Loch Torridon & Inner Sound

16. Loch Torridon & Inner Sound General information Representative of northwest & island type glaciar sea lochs Wester Ross National Scenic Area (largest in Scotland) Upper Loch Torridon & Shieldaig – MCA status Fisheries Dominated by nephrops fishery Characterized by a creel-only fishery – closed area (2000) LTNCF awarded MSC label (2003) for sustainable and well-managed marine fishery