State Secretary Beate Kasch keynote speaker at the German Fisheries Day

11/02/2021 | 18:55:00 | ID: 31386 | Department: Agriculture | Events Berlin (agrar-PR) - The State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Beate Kasch, is a guest today as a speaker at the German Fisheries Day in Emden. The association also celebrates its 150th anniversary here. The following are key passages from the speech: State Secretary Beate Kasch …… on the effects of Brexit: - “As a result of it [Brexit], the European Union will lose a total of 25 percent of its fishing rights in the waters of the United Kingdom and the north-east Atlantic by 2026. "-" In the future, the main focus will therefore be on securing stable access and catch shares for the EU and thus for the German fleet and at the same time guaranteeing sustainable management of the common stocks. That is why our position is: Germany should not renounce its historical fishing rights for cod. ”… On the 2022 catch quotas for the Baltic Sea: -“ You know that we as the Federal Ministry very ...