Turning over a new REAF ‘Fishing must not be traded away – again!’ was the vehement mantra of the Renaissance of East Anglian Fishing (REAF) conference at Lowestoft on 15 March, reports John Worrall Over 100 delegates from fishing, processing,…
Government blasted as industry locked into CFP for three more years A torrent of outrage, anger and disappointment spilled out from across the UK industry last week after the announcement of the Brexit transition deal that will lock the UK…
Vital shellfish exports at risk The majority of the Welsh fishing fleet and industry are likely to be worse off after Brexit, according to a new study, reports Tim Oliver This is because most of the Welsh fleet are small…
We must leave CFP from day one warn industry groups. As serious Brexit talks take place this month, fishing industry groups have declared forcefully that the industry must not be part of any transition deal the government agrees with the…
Status quo in transition period and little change afterwards. The gloves came off in the Brexit fisheries negotiations as the Commission set out its stall to the 27 EU member states last week, reports Tim Oliver. The Commission is taking…
Fishing and markets will be separate. According to Michael Gove, fishing will have a shorter transition period during the Brexit process than the overall agreed period, reports Tim Oliver. Speaking to MPs just before Christmas, the DEFRA Secretary of State…
Fishing for Leave (FFL) has warned that the UK will be trapped in the CFP for another two years after we leave the EU on 29 March, 2019 under the government’s two-year implementation plan, and will have to obey all…
Report warns of dangers to shellfish sector. Many UK small boat fishermen and fishing communities stand to be worse off after Brexit according to an economics ‘think tank’. In particular, the many boats that do not have quota, such as…
Scots minister blasts Withdrawal Bill. Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing has slammed the UK government’s Brexit Withdrawal Bill that will roll over the landing obligation into UK law as ‘one of the most bizarre decisions on fisheries management I have…
PM proposes two-year Brexit transition. Uncertainty over fisheries and EU must agree. The anticipated benefits for fishermen from Brexit could be delayed well beyond March 2019, after Theresa May proposed a two-year transition period in a major Brexit speech, reports…
