Two Tayvallich fishermen are warning they and others in their industry will struggle to make a living in the future. Prospective plans to strike off large swathes of coastline in their traditional fishing ground to commercial activity could be the nail in the coffin of industry. The Holyrood administration has launched a consultation on the creation of 'Highly Protected Marine Areas' or HPMAs, which could cover 10 per cent of Scotland's coastal waters by 2026. If implemented, it would mark a more intense regulation of Scotland's coastal waters, - 37 per cent of Scotland's inshore seas are already designated Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) - with commercial activity, "including finfish, shellfish and seaweed cultivation" to be banned within the HPMAs.
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