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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.