Scottish Government dumps plan to ban fishing along 10% of coastline following backlash
The Scottish Government has dumped controversial plans to ban fishing in 10 per cent of Scotland’s territorial waters following uproar from rural communities.
The SNP minister told MSPs: “I have listened intently and am in no doubt of the strong views both for and against. But if there has been one consistent point of consensus, it is that doing nothing is not an option. "They were incensed by the way the SNP and Greens were determined to impose rigid and damaging policies and failed to listen from the outset.
"Never have I experienced a policy that has received such overwhelming opposition from coastal communities, and Scotland’s fishermen must now be at the heart of any proposals brought forward.
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