Brexit and Fisheries.
Hi
Fisheries were a big thing on the campaign and still are now to some.
There has recently been a spat between Southern Ireland and Scotland about fishing near Rockall.
A Brexit MEP has demanded we sink EU Fishing vessels in a 200 mile exclusion zone.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...-a9002671.html
A few facts.
All Countries have an Economic Zone which extends 200 miles.
Where this would cross into another Countries Exclusion Zone there are International Conventions to resolve this,
Basically there is an agreed midpoint between the two coastlines.
Territorial waters are much less extensive, they extend 12 nautical miles, 14 land miles from the coastline, again split down the middle if two Countries are close together.
The map of our economic zone.
http://raedwald.blogspot.com/2017/05...-at-price.html
The UK has control of fisheries in this area after Brexit.
Here in the UK Fisheries are devolved.
The map of the devolved areas is here
http://taxomita.com/map-uk-territori...torial-waters/
After Brexit Westminster will not control all of our fisheries, England will only control a small part of them.
By far the largest area will be controlled by the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh and NI Assemblies will control theirs.
If Scotland gets Independence, they will take the majority of UK Fisheries with them.
Fisheries account for a tiny amount of UK GDP.
In terms of a Trade Deal they are insignificant for Westminster.