NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There are reports of continued tension between fishing communities in Scotland and the Scottish government over Marine Protection Zones created off the West Coast which the Scottish government say are vital to protect biodiversity and allow sea-bed areas damaged by over fishing to recover. However Scottish...

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

There are reports of continued tension between fishing communities in Scotland and the Scottish government over Marine Protection Zones created off the West Coast which the Scottish government say are vital to protect biodiversity and allow sea-bed areas damaged by over fishing to recover.

However Scottish fishermen?s leaders say some protected areas are depriving local communities of a living and the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has emotively claimed there is a danger of “modern day clearances” as a result of the protection zones.

The analogy to he ?Highland Clearances? (Scottish Gaelic: Fuadach nan G

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La Ligue Celtique a des branches dans les six pays celtiques (Écosse, Pays de Galles, Irlande, Ile de Man, Cornouaille britannique et Bretagne).<br> Elle agit dans les domaines politique, culturel et environnemental dans le but de promouvoir la coopération entre ces pays.<br> La Ligue est particulièrement sensible aux violations des Droits de l’Homme et reste vigilante quant aux opérations militaires dans ces domaines. En savoir plus