"You may hear that the industry is ageing and shrinking but that is not necessarily true," says Mr Tabuchi, who believes the sector has been too protected by the government.
"The settlement that has today been finally approved represents a fair and just outcome for UK consumers."Get our flagship newsletter with all the headlines you need to start the day.
Fish similar to those made famous by the movie Finding Nemo are shrinking to cope with marine heatwaves, a study has found.The research recorded clownfish living on coral reefs slimmed down drastically when ocean temperatures rocketed in 2023.Scientists say the discovery was a big surprise and could help explain the rapidly declining size of other fish in the world's oceans.
A growing body of evidence suggests animals are shape shifting to cope with climate change, including birds, lizards and insects."Nemos can shrink, and they do it to survive these heat stress events," said Dr Theresa Rueger, senior lecturer in Tropical Marine Sciences at Newcastle University.
The researchers studied pairs of clownfish living in reefs off Kimbe Bay in Papua New Guinea, a hot spot of marine biodiversity
The wild clownfish are almost identical to the ones depicted in the movie Finding Nemo, in which a timid clownfish living off the Great Barrier Reef goes in search of his son.He said: "What often happens when people hear the word levy there's a knee jerk reaction.
"The Port of Cromarty Firth need to consider whether they are crying wolf."The large number of cruise ship passengers that arrive at Invergordon and clearly that puts additional pressure on our infrastructure."
Mr Gowans added: "So anything we can do to help mitigate that such as a cruise ship levy would be very welcome and it would certainly save the Highland council tax payer considerable sums."Spring is almost over and provisional records show it has been the sunniest spring on record in Northern Ireland.