date:Jul 31, 2012
dustry and government which have succeeded in producing gears which have vastly reduced unwanted catches by the Scottish fleet.
An acknowledgement of this positive achievement would be a transfer of effort from the North Sea where stocks appear to have declined from previous levels, to West of Scotland where stocks have improved after some disappointing years. The fleet has quota to catch and businesses to sustain resulting in the change of emphasis from East to West.
The issue has also been a