Call for better protection as quarter of fish at critically low levels

Environmental groups want to see better monitoring of catches

Conservationists are calling for better protection for Scotland’s seas after a report suggested a quarter of fish species are at critically low levels around the UK.

Data from the global conservation body Oceana suggests a third of stocks aren’t being fished sustainably.

Fishing leaders claim the science is complex.

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