Minister keen to protect stocks
A reduction of 20% on last year's king scallop fishing limits will be brought in tomorrow, as the new season begins.
The Island's fishermen will be limited to 2,049 tonnes of king scallops, following a difficult queen scallop season in which catches were cut and areas were restricted to protect stocks.
The total daily limit will stand at 560kg.
It follows a series of recommendations from the Island's scallop management board which were put to DEFA.
All of them were supported.
According to Minister Geoffrey Boot, this will allow a balance between productivity and protection of stocks from overfishing.
It's understood the restrictions may also be due to uncertainty in the market and question marks over Brexit.
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