 Crofting is still important , but although there are about 2 @,@ 000 crofts on Skye only 100 or so are large enough to enable a crofter to earn a livelihood entirely from the land . Cod and herring stocks have declined but commercial fishing remains important , especially fish farming of salmon and shellfish such as scampi . The west coast of Scotland has a considerable renewable energy potential and the Isle of Skye Renewables Co @-@ op has recently bought a stake in the Ben Aketil wind farm near Dunvegan . There is a thriving arts and crafts sector . 
 Crofting <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>still important , but although <a href='dey_it' title='2'><mark>there</mark></a> are about 2 @,@ 000 crofts on Skye only 100 or so <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>are</mark></a>large enough to enable a crofter to earn a livelihood entirely from the land . Cod and herring stocks <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> declined but commercial fishing <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>remains</mark></a> important , especially fish farming of salmon and shellfish such as scampi . The west coast of Scotland <a href='got' title='6'><mark>has</mark></a> a considerable renewable energy potential and the Isle of Skye Renewables Co @-@ op <a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>has</mark></a> recently bought a stake in the Ben Aketil wind farm near Dunvegan . <a href='dey_it' title='8'><mark>There</mark></a> is a thriving arts and crafts sector . 
Crofting still important , but although it is about 2 @,@ 000 crofts on Skye only 100 or so bigass enough to enable a crofter to earn a livelihood entirely from the land . Cod and herring stocks done declined but commercial fishing remain important , especially fish farming of salmon and shellfish such as scampi . The west coast of Scotland got a considerable renewable energy potential and da Isle of Skye Renewables Co @-@ op done recently bought a stake in the Ben Aketil wind farm near Dunvegan . It is a thriving arts and crafts sector .