Britain’s fishermen not pinning hopes on Brexit deal
UK has made regaining control of its fishing grounds a central demand in a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU
23 October 2020 - 10:44
London — Derek Reader coats the deck of his 40-foot fishing boat in salt-resistant paint ahead of another punishing winter hunting plaice, turbot and cod in the Irish Sea. He hopes it will be his last season.
The UK has made regaining control of its fishing grounds a central demand in protracted and fraught talks on a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Yet the last trawlerman in the English port of Fleetwood, which once boasted 120 vessels such as his, plans to sell the MFV Albion and quit the industry...
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