Marine Scotland has been accused of allowing “an environmental disaster” by mismanaging fishing and refusing to exclude trawlers from inshore areas where fishermen catch prawns.
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By Kevin Keane
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Scotland s creel fishermen have won a judicial review into the way fisheries should be managed in the seas off Skye.
The Scottish Creel Fishermen s Federation (SCFF) submitted proposals to separate mobile and static fishing in the Inner Sound as part of a trial.
The Court of Session ruled the proposal was turned down by ministers solely because of the strength of opposition.
The judge, Lady Poole, said the SCFF s proposal had not been fairly considered before being rejected.
Mobile fishing, through trawling and dredging, can often come into conflict with static methods.
Covid-19: Tonnes of Scottish seafood exports stuck at Dover
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image captionLorries parked on the M20 motorway towards Eurotunnel and the port of Dover on Monday
Tonnes of Scottish seafood worth millions of pounds and destined for continental European markets are stuck at Dover .
A growing number of countries have banned arrivals from the UK because of concerns at the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
The Scottish seafood industry has called for an urgent resolution.
Salmon and shellfish are among the produce involved, and for many Scottish fishermen Christmas is their busiest time of the year.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said ministers were pressing the UK government to find an urgent solution and get the Channel ports open again .