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Seafood Scotlandreceived funding for some of the projects under the 2001 Scottish fish processorsaction plan. Scottish Enterprise Grampian have provided £216,960 support in2002-03, £198,651 in 2003-04 and £26,077 in 2004-05.
If we were to let it go, we would have a serious problem, not just for scallop fishing but for all food procurement and food consumption and it would result in people losing faith in the system that we adopt to protect them.
If we were to let it go, we would have a serious problem, not just for scallop fishing but for all food procurement and food consumption and it would result in people losing faith in the system that we adopt to protect them.
I fondly recall Mr Ewing discounting and dismissing out of hand almost a year ago another topic that we are talking about—scallop fishing and the need to conserve. He said that livelihoods would be ruined and that fishermen would be made bankrupt.
Since the Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition Government came to power in 1999, fishing employment at sea has been reduced by 27 per cent and fishing employment on shore has been reduced by 54 per cent, yet last year the minister managed to achieve an underspend of £12 million.
I fondly recall Mr Ewing discounting and dismissing out of hand almost a year ago another topic that we are talking about—scallop fishing and the need to conserve. He said that livelihoods would be ruined and that fishermen would be made bankrupt.
Since the Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition Government came to power in 1999, fishing employment at sea has been reduced by 27 per cent and fishing employment on shore has been reduced by 54 per cent, yet last year the minister managed to achieve an underspend of £12 million.