Urgent and effective steps will have to be taken if fishing off the west of Scotland is to have a future, according to environmentalists.
Urgent and effective steps will have to be taken if fishing off the west of Scotland is to have a future, according to environmentalists.
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David Ross Highland Correspondent
WWF Scotland issued the warning following analysis of data on landings and discards, scientific advice, and quotas for the giant fishing area off the west coast that stretches to almost 100,000 square miles.
According to scientists at the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), in 2011 discards of haddock, cod and whiting were all at unsustainable levels. WWF argues that neither the marine environment nor fishing industry could sustain this level of inefficiency.
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