Inshore mackerel quotas announced

The government has announced changes to mackerel quotas for inshore fishermen following a pilot scheme.

Quotas for the inshore North Sea will be increased from 300 tonnes to 1,000 tonnes. Those in the West of Scotland will be cut from 300 tonnes to 100 tonnes - double the proposed reduction to 50.

The expansion in the North Sea will apply to handline fisheries and is said to be worth around £1.3m to the north east economy. The extra allocation will be for fishing vessels of 10 metres in length. East. A total of 964,094 passengers passed through the airport last month, a similar number compared to last year because of delays and flight cancellations caused by severe snow at beginning of March.

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