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The disadvantages of using Days at Sea as a regulation method for fisheries can been seen by in the reaction Scotland exhibited when in December of 2006, the December of Scottish prawn and whitefish fisherman to the December 2006 decision of the Council of Ministers reduced to reudce the number of days at sea by seven to ten percent for fishermen targeting whitefish and prawns in Scotland. Indeed, this action disproportionately affected the prawn sector because of the smaller mesh size. . Since 2000, the Scottish whitefish fleet had already been cut by 65% , but the and requirements for smaller mesh sizes had already been implemented. The additional implementation of the current new Days at Sea policy angered fishermen even more. As MP Alex Salmond, leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), and Member of Parliament for Buchan said, "The one glimmer on the horizon is that next year Scotland has the opportunity to elect the first pro-fishing government in Scottish history" (The Buchan Observer, 2006). This only further illustrates the lack of success Days at Sea has had in the social atmosphere and the dislike fierce opposition it generates towards fishing policies in general.
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