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Richard Lochhead has reacted following a day of talks in Brussels.
A spokesman from Aberdeenshire Council said the area needs to be stabilised before work begins.
Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead is in Brussels for the talks with European ministers to discuss net sizes and discards.
Oyster - off the coast of Orkney is the world's first hydro-electric wave machine which is producing power.
Tennon Recovery were appointed as liquidators for Glencraft last Friday when the furniture firm shut its doors with the loss of 51 jobs.
Professor Hugh Pennington will receive the accolade following a lecture in Aberdeen.
Gordon Smith explains why they are now willing to allow "lifetime bans" to be...
Eddie May hails the arrival of Pele but the former West Brom player is keen to...
Scottish actor Butler treats home crowd to a piece of Hollywood and is bowled...
Friendly match at Tannadice ends with a 3-1 home win for the Arabs. The sides...
Billy McNeill says some criticism of new regime is "unfair"....
Only five arrests as right-wing demonstrators shipped out on buses to avoid...
The party's candidate, Charlie Baillie, endured cries of 'Nazi scum' after...
Natalie Farrell tells STV News of the horror attack by her ex-partner Francis...
Star attends premier of new movie in Scotland....
A total of 920 calls were made to police from the centre attended by teenagers...
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