date:Jul 31, 2012
Responding to the news that the Scottish Government is implementing urgent action to address high levels of prawn fishing in the West of Scotland, Alan Coghill, president of the Scottish Fishermens Federation said:
This is a problem directly related to the discredited Cod Plan which is meant to restrict the catching of cod but is being applied to a sector which has taken strenuous efforts this year to reduce discards of cod and other fish. Extensive gear trials have been undertaken involving in