EC West coast closure proposal ‘politically and economically unacceptable’

2008-12-16T11:57:00

On the eve of the annual negotiations in Brussels to decide upon quotas and fisheries management measures for 2009, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation is warning that draconian EC proposals to effectively close fishing on the West coast of Scotland are ‘politically and economically unacceptable’ and will be fiercely opposed.

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