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Skippers and firm fined almost £1m for part in £63m 'black fish' scam (BBC)
Seventeen Scottish skippers and a processing firm have received fines totalling almost £1m for their part in the UK's biggest fraud involving illegal catches of fish.
The men had admitted they were able to sell vast quantities of mackerel and herring by evading EU quotas.
Three firms, one in Shetland and two in Peterhead, were involved in the black fish fraud, worth almost £63m.
Judge Lord Turnbull said the scam was "an episode of shame" for the industry.
During hearings at the High Court in Glasgow, six more skippers also admitted their part in the illegal fish landing.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-17153085