A new European deal for Scottish fishermen has been branded as “another nail in the coffin”.

The deal, reached in Brussels in the early hours of the morning, will see the days many fishermen are allowed to go to sea again being cut.

Scottish Fisheries Minister Ross Finnie said he believed it was the best deal available to the industry.

However, Peterhead skipper John Buchan Jnr warned BBC Scotland: “It’s the beginning of the end.”

The European Commission backed down on initial proposals which it was claimed could have devastated the Scottish white fish fleet, and instead struck a compromise deal.

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