The two Scottish POs that lost their legal challenge to the Scottish government’s new economic link conditions, requiring Scottish vessels to land 55% of their catches in Scotland by 2025, have confirmed they will not appeal against the decision. The…
Andy Read completes his report from his recent visit to Shetland – starting with a discussion about the challenges and opportunities for the local fleet with the SFA team A new dawn in Shetland: the view from the SFA office,…
The economic link changes mainly affect the pelagic sector, which makes significant landings abroad, mostly into Norway but also Denmark and Ireland, because better prices can often be obtained there than in Scotland. Scottish pelagic processors have called for more…
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