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A leading Scottish fishing body is calling for a scrap and build scheme to help modernise the industry.
The Scottish White Fish Producers Association (SWFPA) has written to government ministers asking them to back the move.
The SWFPA believes the fleet should be modernised rather than expanded.
The UK government has said a £100m funding package will help to improve equipment and technology to take advantage of an increase in allowances. Diversify the industry
He said: I think if we could consolidate then get assistance to build new modern vessels, then in terms of carbon footprint, in terms of efficiency and quality of product, that helps the industry move on the next footing.
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UK Government and seafood industry make good progress on exports
Temporary issues felt in the seafood supply chain are steadily improving, UK Government Minister for Scotland David Duguid heard in a meeting he chaired today with senior figures in the industry.
“The UK Government has been striving night and day to help the industry and I am encouraged that solutions now in place are beginning to bear fruit,” he said after the latest meeting of the Scottish Seafood Export Working Group, attended online by the Scottish Seafood Association and Scottish Fishermen’s Federation.
The Minister also spoke with DFDS, the logistics experts who operate the Larkhall hub, through which much of Scotland’s seafood exports pass.