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Brexit fishing question

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By *ook OP   Man
over a year ago

london

Ok this is obviously a big sticking point... why don’t they just draw a big line on the map all the way around the uk...job done or am I missing something?

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

The lines of what are national waters are well established and accepted. Its the quotas of what each nation is allowed to catch and where. So UK fishing has rights to catch fish out of territorial waters and other EU countries have rights to catch in UK waters.

These quotas are based on what was caught in 1970 or so.

Its further complicated by the fact that some UK vessels have sold their quota to EU vessels and a lot of yhe UK quota isn't actually caught. I believe its less than 40% of the UK quota actually caught by UK vessels

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cod loves a fryer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can’t just draw a big line around a map, just for the halibut!

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38


"Cod loves a fryer "

Especially with mushy peas and chips

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38


"You can’t just draw a big line around a map, just for the halibut! "

Dear oh dear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Cod loves a fryer

Especially with mushy peas and chips "

Has Tha Nowt Moist ?!

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Thats the last time I seriously answer a question

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By *ook OP   Man
over a year ago

london


"Thats the last time I seriously answer a question "

Thank you for your serious answer! I must admit I’m still not quite sure how this will be settled. I listened to an hour of for and against arguements about fishing and think my view is that we should protect what is ours even though it’s a small industry in the big picture that may mean no deal. If they give up then it’s a slippery (!) slope to eu ( and French) piss taking.

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

The actual total GDP of the British fishing industry is less than the annual takings of Harrods

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Poor old Grimsby

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By *ook OP   Man
over a year ago

london


"The actual total GDP of the British fishing industry is less than the annual takings of Harrods "

Yes this was mentioned but do we think that the French should be allowed to continue to fish in our waters post Brexit... surely fishing could be built up again without eu restrictions. One of these fishing towns Grimsby I think used to be the biggest fishing port in the world!?

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By *ook OP   Man
over a year ago

london

And it’s an historic industry... that produces a useful product that people can eat instead of gold plated candles and luxury crap that we don’t really need... the more I think about it we need fishing in the uk...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And it’s an historic industry... that produces a useful product that people can eat instead of gold plated candles and luxury crap that we don’t really need... the more I think about it we need fishing in the uk... "

As a Hull boy I wholeheartedly agree, not many fishing ports have something to fall back on, like many in Cornwall

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because we’re petty

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockall

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By *oppolocosTV/TS
over a year ago

inverurie

It's all nonsense. If we want a deal with the EU then we have to give them something and fishing rights aren't worth that much. It's been calculated that for what Brexit has already cost the UK we could give everyone in the fishing industry £15M to just go away. It's also worth pointing out that a large number of those people are foreign workers, the ones Brexiters want rid of.

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By *ild_oatsMan
over a year ago

the land of saints & sinners

Brexshit .... The gift that keeps giving.....

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By *ribsaMan
over a year ago

A box at end of your bed

Not the first time this argument has been had I remember them from way back before we joined the EU, fishing boats blocking the ports and harbours. Theses days most fish taste like plastic anyway as that's what they are living among and eating.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Ok this is obviously a big sticking point... why don’t they just draw a big line on the map all the way around the uk...job done or am I missing something? "

UK territory waters extends 200miles it not as much about as keeping it for our boats to fish in but what will they give us in return for allowing them to fish it our waters, so far the EU seem not to recognise that we are now a sovereign state. As pointed out in the thread our fishing fleet is tiny in comparison to the whole of the GDP, but we want a good trading deal with the EU, the EU want to fish our waters a deal should be done unless one side will not give an inch and that seems to be the EU.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s about sovereignty and unfettered access to sovereign territory. Access will be granted to any nation willing to pay but the UK won’t accept open borders for just the EU who give us 15% of their catch. It’s not just around the UK either but the rich waters around the Falkland Islands and other UK territory too.

The unreasonable French demands at the last minute we’re added because the EU knows the French will veto.

So no agreement = no deal.

Agreement = French veto = no deal

.. expect a no deal shortly

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham


"Ok this is obviously a big sticking point... why don’t they just draw a big line on the map all the way around the uk...job done or am I missing something?

UK territory waters extends 200miles it not as much about as keeping it for our boats to fish in but what will they give us in return for allowing them to fish it our waters, so far the EU seem not to recognise that we are now a sovereign state. As pointed out in the thread our fishing fleet is tiny in comparison to the whole of the GDP, but we want a good trading deal with the EU, the EU want to fish our waters a deal should be done unless one side will not give an inch and that seems to be the EU.

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I was told that most of our fish is landed and sold in france, if they don't get an agreement the French have said they won't unload our boats.

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