Consultation on Wild Wrasse Fisheries

That the Parliament notes the decision by the Scottish Government to consult on measures to regulate the wild wrasse fishery in Scotland's inshore waters; believes that the sustainability of the wrasse fishery directly affects the future of Scotland's aquaculture sector, of other wild fisheries, and of protected marine ecosystems, such as kelp forests and rocky reefs; regrets that this consultation does not invite respondents to recommend a different closed season, or spatial protection, or for stock data to be required before reopening the fishery, and urges the Scottish Government to produce a new consultation document urgently so that all the options can be considered prior to the scheduled opening of the fishery on 1 May 2020.