Quota changes broadly good news for whitefish boats
Quota changes have been welcomed by the Shetland Fishermen’s Association, though its chairman has warned Brussels is “still living in its own land of make-believe”…
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Carmichael: ‘Keep an international view on the world, post-Brexit’
A handful of people brought their questions on the referendum, and the UK’s decision to leave the EU, to Alistair Carmichael at a specially arranged…
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Strict immigration laws are needed (David Cole)
With the terrible happenings in Brussels on Tuesday we must surely impose strict immigration laws on the people of Eastern Europe.
READ FULL STORYNeed to be informed (David Cole)
So now we know when the referendum on the UK’s membership in Europe is to take place.
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Only a week ago Conservative MEP Ian Duncan was telling us how, with support from colleagues, he had intervened to delay implementation of the impending
READ FULL STORYBlinkered nationalism (Andy Holt)
Listening with half my usual attentiveness to Farming Today this morning at a quarter to six I nearly missed a fascinating item from our very
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SFA pleased after talks with fishing minister
Shetland Fishermen’s Association is positive after a meeting between skippers and Scottish fishing minister Richard Lochhead at the NAFC Marine Centre yesterday afternoon.
READ FULL STORYFishermen seeking quota increase to stop discards
By LOUISE THOMASON FISHING quota negotiations continued this week at the Fisheries Council in Brussels with discussions between the EU and Norway over total allowable…
READ FULL STORYMinisters: new plans must recognise Scottish efforts
By LOUISE THOMASON THE SCOTTISH government this week gave its full support to the Scottish fishing industry in light of recent EC proposals to cut…
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