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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.
| UPDATED: 11:47, Fri, Dec 18, 2020
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