Environmental campaigners are taking the Scottish Government to court over its authorisation of fishing practices they insist are “trashing” the seabed.
Open Seas, which works to protect the marine environment, claims the licensing of scallop dredging by the Scottish Government is causing significant harm – with the charity accusing ministers of “regulatory negligence” by allowing it.
It is mounting a legal challenge to the government on the issue, with a petition for judicial review to be heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Monday.
