They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

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They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by blythburgh » Fri Apr 30 2021 9:57am

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
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Last of Yorkshire's distant-waters fishery scuppered after Government walks away from talks with Norway
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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by Sarah » Fri Apr 30 2021 11:11am

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


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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by Sarah » Fri Apr 30 2021 12:38pm

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/
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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by expressman33 » Thu May 06 2021 5:11pm

British fishermen should behave more like the French .

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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by Richard Frost » Thu May 06 2021 5:17pm

expressman33 wrote:
Thu May 06 2021 5:11pm
British fishermen should behave more like the French .
Why would British fisherman want to blockade the Jersey port of St Helier?

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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by Chadwick » Fri May 07 2021 1:35pm

expressman33 wrote:
Thu May 06 2021 5:11pm
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.

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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by macliam » Fri May 07 2021 11:37pm

expressman33 wrote:
Thu May 06 2021 5:11pm
British fishermen should behave more like the French .
Yep, not sell off their quotas to anyone else and supply the single market - good idea ;)
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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by blythburgh » Sun May 09 2021 9:36am

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.
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Re: They told us Brexit would be the salvation for our fishermen

Post by expressman33 » Sun May 09 2021 10:59am

Richard Frost wrote:
Thu May 06 2021 5:17pm
expressman33 wrote:
Thu May 06 2021 5:11pm
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

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