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Article: SOLD DOWN THE RIVER: There is so much haddock in the sea you could walk to Norway BUT WE CAN'T GET AT THEM - ALEX SALMOND YESTERDAY.(News)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 17, 2003
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Byline: RICHARD GRAY
THE fight to save Scotland's fishing industry is a furious tug-of-war between boat crews and the scientists.
Both sides insist they are trying to protect the fish stocks and communities which rely on them.
Ultimately, though, neither will be responsible for deciding the annual limits on what the fishermen can catch.
Under the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), politicians and faceless officials will negotiate the yearly quotas.
Those affected by their decisions are, meanwhile, left sitting helplessly in the ...