Permission for the harvesting of young seabirds will be reviewed as part of a wider assessment of a government agency's licensing functions.
Thousands of gannet chicks are taken from the island of Sula Sgeir, north of Lewis, to be eaten as a delicacy.
Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) said the traditional guga hunt in its current form was sustainable.
However, it added that the issue would be considered in detail during the review over the next 12 months.
The harvest on Sula Sgeir is Scotland's surviving guga hunt.
Animal welfare charity the Scottish SPCA has renewed its call for it to be banned.
The organisation said the method used to kill the birds was cruel.
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SSPCA chief superintendent Mike Flynn said: "These birds are killed by being struck on the head with a heavy implement.
in theory i dont disagree as im a meat eater not a veggie
but the method of killing needs to stop
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