Scotland's two largest fishing associations are urging Scottish ministers to create a special panel to review stock assessments after wild swings in catch advice in recent years.

The Shetland Fishermen's Association (SFA) and the Scottish White Fish Producers' Association (SWFPA) are advocating the establishment of a body equivalent to the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to evaluate recommendations from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), they said in a press release [...]