Fishing - Should be a big Bargaining CHIP !!

The Westminster governments have consistently failed to support our fishing industries in EU negotiations.

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Looks like Brexit isn't going to reduce Red Tape - well sorry we did warn you - afraid after all my reading it clearly appears Remain in the EU was the best option for fishing (Jen Wilson, Feb 2020)
https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/fishermen-complain-about-catch-recording-app-1-6510135 (12 Feb 2019)

This is a good article - although remember I think there was compensation if ships were decommissioned ?
Good article re cod stocks: (May 11 2017)
From Richard Corbett MEP:
https://www.richardcorbett.org.uk/brexitcfp/

New Economics Foundation (17/11/17):
http://neweconomics.org/2017/11/brexit-poses-severe-threat-britains-fishing-communities/

17/1/17
UK fisherman 'being used as pawns' in Brexit negotiations 
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15029304.UK_fisherman__being_used_as_pawns__in_Brexit_negotiations/

Brexit Fisheries Inquiry https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-energy-environment-subcommittee/inquiries/parliament-2015/fisheries/

Watch the film "The Cod Crusaders" to see this effect on Scotland.
May 2003
The EU's decision to slash fishing quotas by 50% has left many Scottish fishermen facing ruin. But now they're fighting back. For hundreds of years, Scottish fishermen have sailed out into the North Sea in search of cod. Communities have developed around this industry and over half the jobs in towns like Fraserburgh are directly reliant on fishing. However, fish stocks are rapidly depleting and, in an effort to conserve cod, a series of stringent measures have been introduced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCEd1xG6O5w

Farage has not been representing UK fishing at Fisheries meetings at the EU in Brussels that he should have been attending:
http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/media/press-releases/farage%E2%80%99s-voting-record-fishing-%E2%80%98makes-mockery%E2%80%99-new-election-poster-20150408

UK fishing industry - 17/12/16  - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-38345826

UK should not fear trade tariffs post-Brexit, says fishing chief - 19/12/16
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/19/uk-should-not-fear-trade-tariffs-post-brexit-says-fishing-chief

English fishermen accusing govt of giving Scots their quota - unfortunately I cant login to the Times to read more ! http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-cod-war-pits-english-againstscots-pg8k5n5bm

Here is a report from 2004
http://www.rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/The-Scottish-Fishing-Industry.pdf

EXPLAINING COMMON FISHERIES POLICY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy

and EU info on it all including an invitation to Tender for a study:
https://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp_en

2004-2009 Fisheries committee 
Membership included Daniel Hannan and Nigel Farage - wonder how much they managed to succeed for UK fishing ? Or did they prefer it to fail ?  I see Elspeth Attwooll gets acclaim for her work on whaling in the committee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Parliament_Committee_on_Fisheries
and Elspeth Attwooll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elspeth_Attwooll

SEAFISH
The Industry body - lots of info - and some good recipes too !
http://www.seafish.org/

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