BBC Scotland this morning tell is that a ‘main sustainability charity’ (Open Seas) has a accused the Scottish Government of ‘floundering@ (really) because of a simple delay in getting a policy on sustainable fishing in plaice (my word) and properly developed to be effective.
They’re just a Scottish charity so it’s not like Greenpeace accusing the Scottish Government.
Hugh Raven, above, is the chair of the Open Seas board. Draw your own conclusions about his agenda.
Draw your own conclusions as to why a simple delay like this is big news for BBC Scotland’s Reporting Scotland team when it’s not big enough even for the BBC Scotland website .
The facts BBC Scotland didn’t go into:
However on Thursday Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon confirmed the deadlines for completion of the plans needed to be “amended”, and that a consultation on delaying them to the end of 2026 was under way.
“A significant amount of work has already been completed, however, this work is complex and further stakeholder engagement and consultation is needed,” she said.
“The statutory deadlines therefore need to be amended to ensure the right time and space to develop and deliver robust and effective plans.”
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scottish-government-accused-floundering-fisheries-062317594.html
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
” It takes time to find a smarter, more sustainable way to look after our sea and seafood. We are taking a long term view and aren’t interested in undermining anyone with short term fixes.
We want to help spread the wealth and help our coastal communities prosper by making sure that the value of a healthy sea flows to the many, rather than further concentrating wealth in the nets of a few. “
That’s from their web.
So SG looking at the long term picture gets criticised.
Golfnut
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