Support announced for Scottish seafood and fishing industries
Updated: 03/02/2021, 12:04 am
Funding has been announced to help support the seafood and fishing sectors impacted by Brexit and coronavirus (Michal Wachucik/PA)
Money for the seafood and fishing industry has been allocated to help the sector deal with the impact of coronavirus and Brexit.
A new £7.75 million funding package will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses, ports and harbours, the Scottish Government has announced.
The package includes £6.45 million for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fund to provide support to eligible shellfish catchers and producers, in addition to trout farmers who have faced issues exporting to the EU.