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November 2, 2009 · about 17 years ago

Fishing industry loses £60 million a year

Dead fish worth £60 million is being dumped from fishing boats back into the North Sea every year, according to figures released by the Scottish government at the weekend. Fishing minister Richard Lochhead is this week to call on the European Commission to change the rules for discards now rather th

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Dead fish worth £60 million is being dumped from fishing boats back into the North Sea every year, according to figures released by the Scottish government at the weekend. Fishing minister Richard Lochhead is this week to call on the European Commission to change the rules for discards now rather than wait until 2013 when the Common Fisheries (CFP) policy is due to be reformed.

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