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'No war' over scallop rules

Chief seeking 'mutual' way forward

Howard Quayle has denied a U-turn is coming over changes to scallop fishing regulations.

An announcement is due shortly, after the Chief Minister and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon entered talks to find a 'mutually agreeable solution'.

Fishermen there have protested against a planned change to the rules, which would require licenced vessels to check in with Manx port authorities every day.

Scottish broadsheet The Herald dubbed it a 'scallop war' - Mr Quayle has branded those headlines 'sensationalist'.

He says discussions with the SNP leader have been 'very friendly':

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