Brexit shock: Danish fishermen demand access to British waters in return for EU trade deal
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Brexit shock: Danish fishermen demand access to British waters in return for EU trade deal
DANISH fishermen today demanded that the EU guarantee them continued access to British waters after Brexit in return for agreeing to a future trade deal with the UK. Since the vote ministers have sent out mixed messages on whether the UK will fully take back control of its waters, including environment secretary Michael Gove who contradicted himself in the space of a month. Britain boasts the most lucrative fishing grounds in all of Europe, which have been wide open to foreign vessels for decades under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Leading eurosceptics promised to take back control of the UK’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), stretching up to 200 miles from shore, after Brexit in a bid to revive our battered fishing industry. But there is now a battle brewing over the issue, with fishermen fearing their livelihoods could become a pawn in negotiations over a future trade deal between the EU and the UK. British trawler men export about three quarters of all they catch to other EU member states, meaning they are reliant on good trade terms with the bloc to secure any benefits from Brexit. Meanwhile, the UK actually exports the vast majority of fish consumed domestically from other European countries - especially Iceland and Norway who are not EU members but are in the Single Market.
And European leaders including Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande have already promised their own fishing industries they will use this fact to secure access to UK waters beyond 2019. Niels Wichmann, head of the Danish Fishermen’s Association, insisted: “From our point of view, if they get free access to the European market, we should also have free access to fish in the British fishing zone.” Sean O‘Donoghue, CEO of Ireland’s largest fishermen’s representative body, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, said being shut out of UK waters would be “game over for us”, adding: “We are very concerned.” And French trawler man Jean-Charles Frammery, captain of the boat La Frégate, said: “Brexit would mean a big loss in revenue for everyone. The places where we can fish are already limited.” However, defiant British fishermen have hit back saying that if Europe refuses to seal a sensible trade deal with the UK, they will simply sell their goods to the rest of the world. David Stevens, who skippers the Crystal Sea trawler at Newlyn, Cornwall, said: “If they decide not to buy British fish, that opens up the rest of the world. That is a very big market.” Describing the mood amongst the UK’s coastal communities as positive, he added: “I think fishermen would definitely be looking to invest in boats, modernise them, and get them ready for a post-Brexit future.” Barrie Deas, head of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO, added: “Given the EU fleets take about four times as much fish out of UK waters as we take out of EU waters, the expectation is there will be a lot more fish [for UK fishermen].” . 00FastNews. Please Subscribe!
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Brexit shock: Danish fishermen demand access to British waters in return for EU trade deal
DANISH fishermen today demanded that the EU guarantee them continued access to British waters after Brexit in return for agreeing to a future trade deal with the UK. Since the vote ministers have sent out mixed messages on whether the UK will fully take back control of its waters, including environment secretary Michael Gove who contradicted himself in the space of a month. Britain boasts the most lucrative fishing grounds in all of Europe, which have been wide open to foreign vessels for decades under the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). Leading eurosceptics promised to take back control of the UK’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), stretching up to 200 miles from shore, after Brexit in a bid to revive our battered fishing industry. But there is now a battle brewing over the issue, with fishermen fearing their livelihoods could become a pawn in negotiations over a future trade deal between the EU and the UK. British trawler men export about three quarters of all they catch to other EU member states, meaning they are reliant on good trade terms with the bloc to secure any benefits from Brexit. Meanwhile, the UK actually exports the vast majority of fish consumed domestically from other European countries - especially Iceland and Norway who are not EU members but are in the Single Market.
And European leaders including Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande have already promised their own fishing industries they will use this fact to secure access to UK waters beyond 2019. Niels Wichmann, head of the Danish Fishermen’s Association, insisted: “From our point of view, if they get free access to the European market, we should also have free access to fish in the British fishing zone.” Sean O‘Donoghue, CEO of Ireland’s largest fishermen’s representative body, Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation, said being shut out of UK waters would be “game over for us”, adding: “We are very concerned.” And French trawler man Jean-Charles Frammery, captain of the boat La Frégate, said: “Brexit would mean a big loss in revenue for everyone. The places where we can fish are already limited.” However, defiant British fishermen have hit back saying that if Europe refuses to seal a sensible trade deal with the UK, they will simply sell their goods to the rest of the world. David Stevens, who skippers the Crystal Sea trawler at Newlyn, Cornwall, said: “If they decide not to buy British fish, that opens up the rest of the world. That is a very big market.” Describing the mood amongst the UK’s coastal communities as positive, he added: “I think fishermen would definitely be looking to invest in boats, modernise them, and get them ready for a post-Brexit future.” Barrie Deas, head of the National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations (NFFO, added: “Given the EU fleets take about four times as much fish out of UK waters as we take out of EU waters, the expectation is there will be a lot more fish [for UK fishermen].” . 00FastNews. Please Subscribe!
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