Southwest fishers in United Kingdom suffer £2m loss from EU-UK fish talks

Published 2022년 12월 28일

Tridge summary

The UK government's announcement of a £34 million increase in fishing opportunities following EU-UK negotiations has resulted in a loss of over £2 million worth of fishing opportunities for the southwest of England, impacting key commercial stocks such as Pollack, Sole, Plaice, and Haddock. The region's fishermen are expressing concern over the significant reductions in these stocks and the lack of consistency in Total Allowable Catches (TACs) throughout the annual negotiations. Additionally, the failure of the UK government to open the Spurdog fishery as of January 2023, despite the EU doing so, has led to frustration and inefficiency. While some increases in TACs for Monkfish, Hake, and Megrim, as well as a slight improvement in Bass stocks, offer some positivity, the community remains disappointed with the government's actions and promises, anticipating a continued decline in the relationship and morale among southwest fishing communities.

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SW fishers suffer £2m loss from EU-UK fish talks. Despite the UK government announcing a £34 million increase in fishing opportunities based on this year’s EU-UK annual negotiations, the reality for the southwest of England is a loss of over £2 million worth of fishing opportunities totalling 451 tonnes of key commercial stocks, as well as a massive blunder on Spurdog. A statement from the Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation said: “With annual negotiations results coming down to the wire again, the UK published the agreed Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and UK quota shares on Tuesday this week. Cornish fishermen have now raised serious concerns with the results and the continuous loss of fishing opportunities in the southwest. Cuts in Pollack, Sole, Plaice and Haddock will undoubtedly prove a challenge in what continue to be testing times since Brexit. “While respecting the scientific advice that goes some way to making these decisions, huge swings in TACs will see a 77% reduction ...

Source: Fish Focus