The EU has requested the establishment of an arbitration tribunal to rule on whether the UK’s ban on sandeel fishing is compatible with the Brexit Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA). The move follows pressure from the Danish industrial fishery and…
Last week saw two high-level political challenges to the UK’s implementation of the Trade and Co-operation Agreement with the EU – highlighting, says the NFFO, the UK government’s failure to achieve a ‘joined-up’ fisheries policy that recognises the key role…
Minister announces consultation this summer – but conclusion is foregone Shetland’s favourite MSP Ariane Burgess provided a useful opportunity last week for rural affairs secretary Mairi Gougeon to confirm a proposed Scottish government consultation about sandeels, by submitting a written…
