Fishermen say Brexit is “opportunity”
European boats catch more fish and shellfish in UK seas than the local fleet, according to new research.
A report produced by the NAFC Marine Centre at the University of the Highlands and Islands has revealed that fishing boats from other EU countries caught nearly 60 per cent of the fish and shellfish landed between 2012 and 2014 from the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which stretches 200 nautical miles out from the British coast.
The study, commissioned by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), shows boats from outside Britain net around 650,000 tonnes of fish and shellfish in... read more
11 October 2016 in
Environment,
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Source: Scotsman
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