WWF: an up and down 2010 for Scots

2011-01-04T01:00:00

Despite the progressive measures taken in Scotland to protect cod, stocks have not yet recovered enough and there will now be a 20% cut in quotas for North Sea cod and a 25% cut in west of Scotland cod

Last year was a year of “ups and downs” for the Scottish fishing industry, according to WWF Scotland’s 2010 end of year assessment of the state of the country''s main whitefish stocks.

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