Scottish Government slams ‘unacceptable’ UK funding allocation for fishing industry

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has sharply criticised the UK Government’s newly announced Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, calling the funding share for Scotland “totally unacceptable” and “an insult” to the country’s fishing sector.

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Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has sharply criticised the UK Government’s newly announced Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund, calling the funding share for Scotland “totally unacceptable” and “an insult” to the country’s fishing sector.