They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

[blythburgh]

I got this from a FB group:

The failure to land a deal allowing the UK to fish in Norwegian sub-Arctic waters means the crew of the £52m Kirkella, which lands into Hull, has no work.
UK Fisheries CEO Jane Sandell said they had been promised a “sea of opportunity, not the scuppering of an entire industry.”
The failure to reach a deal means fish and chip shops will be selling Arctic cod imported from Norway rather than landed in Britain, UK Fisheries said.
Its giant vessel Kirkella, which normally catches around 10% of all the fish sold in the UK’s chip shops, is now tied up in Hull without any viable long-term opportunities. But to provide British fish for chippies, the Kirkella needs access to quotas from the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Norway.
The board of UK Fisheries will now meet to decide what presence it can have in Hull with no viable fishing opportunities in its traditional grounds.
A Defra spokesman said: “We have always been clear that we will only strike agreements if they are balanced and in the interests of the UK fishing industry.
“In consequence, there will be no British-caught Arctic cod sold through chippies for our national dish – it will all be imported from the Norwegians, who will continue to sell their fish products to the UK tariff-free while we are excluded from these waters.
UK Fisheries chief executive Jane Sandell said Environment Secretary George Eustice owed an explanation to the industry.
“This is a very black day for Britain,” she said.
“George Eustice owes our crews and the Humberside region an explanation as to why Defra was unable even to maintain the rights we have had to fish in Norwegian waters for decades, never mind land the boasts of a ‘Brexit bonus’, which has turned to disaster.
Last of Yorkshire's distant-waters fishery scuppered after Government walks away from talks with Norway
yorkshirepost.co.uk
Last of Yorkshire's distant-waters fishery scuppered after Government walks away from talks with Norway

[Sarah]

The UK voted away our rights and elected a buffoon + charlatan government; nobody should still be surprised by the inevitable consequences.

UK loses decades long fishing rights in Norway. UK offered equal access to UK water and Norway essentially laughed in their face #BrexitReality

[Sarah]

June Mummery still somewhat entrenched in Brexit fantasy, but at least she was brave enough to engage with James O'Brien, unlike most of her clan...

https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/ ... e-mummery/

[Richard Frost]

Further info here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56940914

[expressman33]

British fishermen should behave more like the French .

[Richard Frost]

British fishermen should behave more like the French .

Why would British fisherman want to blockade the Jersey port of St Helier?

[Chadwick]

British fishermen should behave more like the French .

Try to fish in waters we voted not to fish in?
Doesn't that fly in the face of everything the Brexiteers wanted? It would be an admission that Brexit wasn't a good idea.

[macliam]

British fishermen should behave more like the French .

Yep, not sell off their quotas to anyone else and supply the single market - good idea

[blythburgh]

Lowestoft deep sea fishing companies not only sold their quotas but their boats to the Dutch. They kept just enough boats to serve the North Sea oil and gas platforms in their area.

One of those who family firm sold quotas is a County Councillor who supported Brexit and is sad it let the fishermen down. Good Councillor but suffers from memory loss at times.

[expressman33]

British fishermen should behave more like the French .

Why would British fisherman want to blockade the Jersey port of St Helier?

Obviously go and block French ports ( and Norwegian )

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... for-sector