'There is no trust left between those who live the daily reality of life in fragile places, and those in power who are seen to be doing no more than make it harder'
Small boats work using fixed-line, static gear. Tiree fishermen place their creels with the precision afforded by sonar technology. There is no bycatch. Anything which will not be landed is thrown back alive. Many are voluntarily notching lobsters to ensure future stocks.
And so, when government minister Lorna Slater posted on Twitter, “A useful guide to understanding the benefits of HPMAs” – the day after the recent debate on the legislation in the Scottish Parliament – it could not have been less useful.
Currently in Tiree, twenty full-time jobs rely on fishing. The industry is valued at over £1 million per annum and 25% of island children under eight come from fishing families. The steady march of depopulation, the accelerating loss of vernacular Gaelic communities, the ever-increasing paperwork surrounding traditional crofting and the abject failure of the government to produce working ferries has created the perfect storm.
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