The Scotsman Campaign: Save Our Seas: Scottish Fishermen 'the Greenest in Europe'

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SCOTLAND'S fishermen are the most environmentally friendly in Europe, according to both conservationists and Scotland's Environment Secretary.

The fleet has voluntarily chosen to trial measures such as temporary closures of areas of the sea where too many young fish are being caught and having observers on board to monitor levels of discards, fish thrown back because of quotas or to make way for a more profitable catch.

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The Scotsman Campaign: Save Our Seas: Scottish Fishermen 'the Greenest in Europe'

In the north-east Atlantic 1.3 million tonnes of fish, or 13 per cent of the catch, are thrown back every year. In the North Sea, between 500,000 and 880...

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