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| Fishing facing a 'stark reality' | Fishing facing a 'stark reality' |
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| Some Scots fishing boats could soon be forced to tie up in the face of rising fuel costs, according to the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association. | |
| Fishermen are meeting in Peterhead on Saturday to discuss the situation, but have said it is becoming not financially viable to go to sea. | |
| The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) has already asked for urgent help from the UK Government. | The Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF) has already asked for urgent help from the UK Government. |
| Scottish ministers have set up a task force to look at what can be done. | Scottish ministers have set up a task force to look at what can be done. |
| It will report in August. | It will report in August. |
| Earlier in the week the SFF called for immediate assistance of the sort already given to the French and Spanish fleets. | Earlier in the week the SFF called for immediate assistance of the sort already given to the French and Spanish fleets. |
| We're facing a stark reality of fishing boats tied to the wall George McRae Scottish White Fish Producers' Association | We're facing a stark reality of fishing boats tied to the wall George McRae Scottish White Fish Producers' Association |
| George McRae of the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association said fuel prices were becoming "impossible" and that some members were close to tying up their boats. | George McRae of the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association said fuel prices were becoming "impossible" and that some members were close to tying up their boats. |
| He added: "We're facing a stark reality of fishing boats tied to the wall, it's no exaggeration, it's not crying wolf, it's the reality of what fishermen face." | He added: "We're facing a stark reality of fishing boats tied to the wall, it's no exaggeration, it's not crying wolf, it's the reality of what fishermen face." |
| The Fuel Taskforce set up by the Scottish Government met for the first time on Friday. | The Fuel Taskforce set up by the Scottish Government met for the first time on Friday. |
| The SNP has said the high cost of fuel was costing skippers tens of millions of pounds, and was undermining the fleet at a time when it is recovering from years of quota cuts and vessel decommissioning. | The SNP has said the high cost of fuel was costing skippers tens of millions of pounds, and was undermining the fleet at a time when it is recovering from years of quota cuts and vessel decommissioning. |
| Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead said: "We need to do all we can to ensure the renewed confidence that has developed in the fishing industry over the past year is not completely undone by increased fuel prices." | Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead said: "We need to do all we can to ensure the renewed confidence that has developed in the fishing industry over the past year is not completely undone by increased fuel prices." |