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Scallop dredging to be limited

New measures are being introduced to limit scallop dredging in Manx waters.

Environment, Food and Agriculture Minister Phil Gawne says the method of fishing causes damage to the Island's sea bed.

Dredging vessels off the Island's coast came under fire in a recent Channel 4 documentary about sustainable fishing.

Mr Gawne outlines the new regulations:

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