High squid levels prompt calls to speed up fishery pilot

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Record levels of squid being found in Shetland's inshore waters have prompted calls from the fishing industry to speed up the introduction of a pilot scheme to catch the species.

The Shetland Inshore Fish Survey 2025, external, published by UHI Shetland, has been looking at catch rates and fish populations within waters and nursery habitats.

Period11 Feb 2026

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