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A GROUP of disgruntled fishermen are challenging the local inshore shellfish fishery organisation – calling for it to become more transparent and accountable.
They claim the Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has become a âclosed shopâ, preventing new fishermen from entering the inshore fishery sector.
They further allege that the organisation, created more than 20 years ago, is acting against the spirits of its founders by allowing fishing permits to change hands for as much as £40,000.
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The SSMO has strongly defended its approach to managing the inshore waters by saying new entrance licences were being issued regularly, though application processes are usually oversubscribed.