Furthermore, managing a fishery that removes millions of fish without knowledge of stock size is inconsistent with the Scottish Government’s obligation to meet the following UK Fisheries Act 2020 Objectives : • Sustainability: fish and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable [and] do not overexploit marine stocks; • Precautionary: exploitation of marine stocks restores and maintains populations of harvested species above biomass levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield; • Ecosystem: fish and aquaculture activities are managed ... so as to ensure that their negative impacts on marine ecosystems are minimised; • Scientific evidence: the management of fish and aquaculture activities is based on the best available scientific advice.