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Fishermen welcome call to lift Cove harbour blockade

A plastic surgeon embroiled in a long-running land dispute with fishermen has been ordered to remove a harbour blockade. Pralhad Kolhe, who owns part of the bay at Cove on the outskirts of Aberdeen, provoked outrage when he ordered fishermen to remove their boats from the site more than a year ago. The surgeon is currently locked in legal proceedings with the Cove Fishermen’s Association, which represents around ten boat owners, in an attempt to force them to remove their vessels from the site. However, residents have fished out of Cove harbour since the 1790s. Read the article here 21:39