Issue - meetings

The Chair welcomed  Richard Johnston, Clyde Fishermens Association, to the meeting.  Richard updated the group on concerns for fishermen in the local area and detailed the record reduction being implemented in the amount of fish they were allowed to catch.  Another cause for concern was the mobilisation of the East Coast fleet fishing into West Coast waters.

Councillor Semple reported on a recent meeting with local fishermen where they had expressed their concerns and he reiterated that local Members would continue to assist as much as they could.

The Chair thanked Richard for attending the meeting, requested regular updates on the afore-mentioned issues and reported that it had been agreed at the Council meeting held on 27 June to write to Marine Scotland suggesting a number of measures which would help minimise the impact of the Cod Recovery Plan (CRP) on the West Coast fishing industry.