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Conclusion All the available scientific evidence indicates that restricting bottom trawling and dredging from within three mile of the shore will deliver the best environmental and social outcomes.
Despite all the time that goes into constant negotiation, whatever deal is eventually reached will not even be the second best deal—it will be the third or fourth best.
If Scotland is to legislate, we obviously want to look at best practice. It would be good to hear your perspective on that, based on the research that you have done about the different approaches, particularly in relation to Australia and New Zealand.
At a political level, the analysis of proposed new rules through intergovernmental cooperation within the auspices of a common framework may result in new regulatory divergences.