Proposed changes to European fishing rules could sound the death knell for Scotland’s traditional fishing communities, a Scots MEP has warned.
The European Commission is pushing for reforms to the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) which could see a system of so-called ‘International Transferable Rights’ (ITRs) introduced.
Such a system would allow wealthy fishing firms in other EU member states to buy up Scottish fish quotas in order to boost their catches.
The move is being opposed by Scots Conservative MEP Struan Stevenson, who is senior vice-president of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee.
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