Re: EU Confirm Illegal Dutch Fishing
Originally Posted by
Donkeyman
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Your lost jobs Solly will be our gained jobs, simple !
After all you had no trouble destroying our industry a few years
ago did you??
Donkeyman! 👍👍😁😁👍👍
The UK fishing industry is doing just fine, except in england, where in the past fishers sold their quotas to foreign boats. If anyone destroyed the english fisheries its the fishermen themselves, by making short time decisions.
Under terms outlined in the fisheries bill, which is currently going through HoC, the government does not intend to return the foreign-owned quota to UK fishermen.
It has said only that it is "reviewing…with a view to strengthening the rules" surrounding foreign ownership of UK-flagged boats.
Current rules say even if vessels are 100% foreign-owned, they must have an "economic link" to the UK. That means they must meet one of five conditions, which include landing more than half their catch at UK ports or having majority british crews.
Last march, environment secretary george eustice said planned changes under the fisheries bill will ensure foreign-owned boats "are required to land 65% of their catch in UK ports, and return more economic benefit to the UK".
He even said that: "In future any foreign company that wanted to buy vessels in the UK might well be able to, but it would be subject to that new condition."
That's a long way from the interpretation in brexit media about taking back control of fishing water, or banning EU ships from british waters.