Salmon body on board

A body representing Scotland’s salmon fisheries has committed to tackling poaching and the indiscriminate killing of wild fish by joining a partnership fighting fish crime.

The Association of Salmon Fishery Boards (ASFB) has become a member of the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW).

Environment Secretary and chair of PAW Roseanna Cunningham, said: “I am very pleased to welcome the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards and their understanding of the challenges that we all face.

“An important aspect of the planned reforms of wild fisheries, announced as part of the programme for government last month, will be to review the current enforcement regime, including the existing offences, and to look at how we can develop our ability to tackle criminality.”

PETERHEAD – Landings from nine boats and six consignments totalled 3,681. Cod Large £2.70-3.50, Medium £2.50-2.90, Selected £2.20-2.60, Small £2.40-2.80; Haddock Large £3.20-3.50, Medium £3,203.50, Selected £3-3.40; Seed £2.80-3.10; Chippers £1.702.10; Metros £1-1.40; Round Haddock £1-1.10; Whiting £1.30-2.30, Round Whiting £1-1.50; Lemon Sole £2.506; Monks Lge/Med/Sel £3.20-4.80; Coley Large £1.60-1.70, Medium £1.601.70, Selected £1.60-1.70, Small £1.30-1.55; Megrims £2.50-7.30; Plaice £1.102.20; Hake £1.50-4; Witches £1.20-3; Ling £1.55-1.80; Squid £2-7. Boats that landed were: Conquest, Gleaner, Defiance, Tranquility, Consortium, Norlan, Ocean Harvest, Harvester, Acorn. Consignments: Reliance, Saltire, Ranger, Scotia, Arrow, Amaryha. PETERHEAD – Landings for the week totalled 21,553 boxes. Boats (landings) 38 Boats (consignments) 27

BUCKIE – Landings from 15 boats totalled 563 boxes and bags of fish/prawns/squid clams. Landings: Transcend, Moray Endeavour, Lily Oak V; Aranatha, Blue Sky, Carisma, Twa Gordons, Just Reward, Amaryha, Maluka, Marelann, Jenna Maree, Saltire, Arrow, Solstice.

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