PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say [Reuters] + How do you like your fish?.

[r00fie1]

PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say

British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats significant access to the United Kingdom's rich fishing waters.

uk.reuters.com

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PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say​

LONDON (Reuters) - British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats significant access to the United Kingdom’s rich fishing waters.


Some British politicians also said the deal added up to a sell-out.

The United Kingdom will leave the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy on Dec. 31, but under the trade deal agreed on Christmas Eve the current rules will remain largely in place during a 5-1/2-year transition period. After that period, there will be annual consultations to establish the level and conditions for EU access to British waters.

The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations said the fishing industry had been sacrificed by Johnson. For example, it said, the UK’s share of Celtic Sea haddock will increase to 20% from 10%, leaving 80% in the hands of EU fleets for a further five years.

“In the end-game, the prime minister made the call and caved in on fish, despite the rhetoric and assurances,” the group said. “There will of course be an extensive public relations exercise to portray the deal as a fabulous victory, but it will inevitably be seen by the fishing industry as a defeat.”

The British government said the trade deal reflected the United Kingdom’s new position as a sovereign independent coastal state and provided for a significant uplift in quota for UK fishers, equal to 25% of the value of the EU catch in UK waters.

“This is worth 146 million pounds for the UK fleet phased in over five years,” the British government said. “It ends the dependence of the UK fleet on the unfair ‘relative stability’ mechanism enshrined in the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, and increases the share of the total catch taken in UK waters taken by UK vessels to circa two thirds.”

But Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party, said Johnson had “sold out Scottish fishing all over again.”

[A real Sturgeon]

“Promises they knew couldn’t be delivered, duly broken,” Sturgeon said.

“This is a massive sell-out,” said Ian Blackford, the SNP party leader in the British Parliament. “Boris Johnson’s UK government have signed a deal that guarantees long-term access for EU boats.”

Fishing contributed just 0.03% of British economic output in 2019, but many Brexit supporters see it as a symbol of the regained sovereignty they say leaving the EU brings.

Combined with fish and shellfish processing, the sector makes up 0.1% of the United Kingdom’s GDP.
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR FISH AN CHIPS?

 

[festa5]

If they bought bought Johnson's lies I've little sympathy.

My other thought is the F***ing nerve to have a moan. They have a better "deal" on fishing than they had while in the EU. At what cost to the rest of us? Most of us will get no benefit whatsoever.

It's almost as if delivering everything promised by the conmen leading the country was impossible to achieve.

They can **** right off the deluded, myopic self centred *****.

 

[r00fie1]

‘Massive sell-out’ as Brexit deal fine print reveals Scots fishermen betrayal

BORIS Johnson cast Scottish fishermen adrift to broker his Brexit deal, it has emerged.

www.thenational.scot

Scottish Fishing Industry "betrayed".

 

[bear66]

Nothing happens on 1 January except lots of bureaucracy and red tape that is particularly worrying for Scottish salmon and shellfish exporters.

There will be yearly increases until 2026, when UK will have rights to 66% of the fish in its waters, compared with 59% now.

 

[B-Man]

Taking back control, 1% at a time.

 

[uberweiss]

PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say

British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats significant access to the United Kingdom's rich fishing waters.

uk.reuters.com

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PM sold out fish in Brexit trade deal, fishermen say​

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LONDON (Reuters) - British fishermen said on Saturday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had sold out fish stocks to the European Union with a Brexit trade deal that gives EU boats significant access to the United Kingdom’s rich fishing waters.

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Some British politicians also said the deal added up to a sell-out.

The United Kingdom will leave the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy on Dec. 31, but under the trade deal agreed on Christmas Eve the current rules will remain largely in place during a 5-1/2-year transition period. After that period, there will be annual consultations to establish the level and conditions for EU access to British waters.
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The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations said the fishing industry had been sacrificed by Johnson. For example, it said, the UK’s share of Celtic Sea haddock will increase to 20% from 10%, leaving 80% in the hands of EU fleets for a further five years.
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“In the end-game, the prime minister made the call and caved in on fish, despite the rhetoric and assurances,” the group said. “There will of course be an extensive public relations exercise to portray the deal as a fabulous victory, but it will inevitably be seen by the fishing industry as a defeat.”
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The British government said the trade deal reflected the United Kingdom’s new position as a sovereign independent coastal state and provided for a significant uplift in quota for UK fishers, equal to 25% of the value of the EU catch in UK waters.
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“This is worth 146 million pounds for the UK fleet phased in over five years,” the British government said. “It ends the dependence of the UK fleet on the unfair ‘relative stability’ mechanism enshrined in the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy, and increases the share of the total catch taken in UK waters taken by UK vessels to circa two thirds.”
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But Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party, said Johnson had “sold out Scottish fishing all over again.”
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[A real Sturgeon]

“Promises they knew couldn’t be delivered, duly broken,” Sturgeon said.

“This is a massive sell-out,” said Ian Blackford, the SNP party leader in the British Parliament. “Boris Johnson’s UK government have signed a deal that guarantees long-term access for EU boats.”

Fishing contributed just 0.03% of British economic output in 2019, but many Brexit supporters see it as a symbol of the regained sovereignty they say leaving the EU brings.

Combined with fish and shellfish processing, the sector makes up 0.1% of the United Kingdom’s GDP.View attachment 11243
HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR FISH AN CHIPS?

That poster is one of the dodgiest in terms of statistics I've ever seen. "90% of us eat fish & chips regularly" yet on the same poster they say Belfast eat the most fish & chips in the UK, with 54% eating it at least once a month. Hmm....

 

[Jostler]

That poster is one of the dodgiest in terms of statistics I've ever seen. "90% of us eat fish & chips regularly" yet on the same poster they say Belfast eat the most fish & chips in the UK, with 54% eating it at least once a month. Hmm....

I suppose it’s what is the definition of what’s regular. I love fish and chips but probably don’t have them more than twice a year because of how I feel afterwards

 

[SuedeDenimSecretPolice]

This is just the start of the betrayal. It will be interesting to watch as one by one all the promises they made about Brexit are broken or don't achieve what the Brexiteers imagined they would. The realisation of the 'little Englanders' that there won't be a reduction in the 'foreigners' coming over here 'stealing' their jobs. Do you think it will register with them that they were duped all along?

Can't wait for the first Tory to trot out the line 'You voted for Brexit, we delivered Brexit. Sorry that it isn't exactly what you wanted'.

 

[r00fie1]

That poster is one of the dodgiest in terms of statistics I've ever seen. "90% of us eat fish & chips regularly" yet on the same poster they say Belfast eat the most fish & chips in the UK, with 54% eating it at least once a month. Hmm....

In neither report does it quote those figures - and Ive checked.
You must be referring to another platform.
Reuters is a global news organisation who mostly report rather than express their own opinions.
Where did you get those figures?

Apologies Uber - my mistake.
Bear has put me straight.

 

[bear66]

In neither report does it quote those figures - and Ive checked.
You must be referring to another platform.
Reuters is a global news organisation who mostly report rather than express their own opinions.
Where did you get those figures?

He's referring to the poster.

 

[r00fie1]

He's referring to the poster.

Apologies - now I sea what Uberweiss is referring to
Significantly that poster is produced by the British Fishing Industry.
It doesnt say 90% eat fish and chips regularly: it actually says: "...90% of us eat it regularly from a fish and chip shop" - in other words that`s the major source of our fish and chip consumption, not that 90% of us regularly eat fish and chips!