13-01-2020, 01:20
British shellfish sales to the EU (mostly France and Spain) are worth £430m a year – more than a quarter of all UK fish exports by value. They are vital to small-scale fishermen in Scotland and the West Country. Its only taken off because of the single market.
French, German and danish boats take a lot of fish from our waters but they are mostly those which UK consumers don’t like. Much of the fish caught by Danish boats is so-called industrial species (sprats and horse mackerel) which go to feed pigs.
We import 70% and export over 80% The UK already has most of the quotas for haddock and generous quotas for cod (which is anyway growing scarce once again).
The leave campaigns case about the EUs unfairness here has always been 'fishy'.
French, German and danish boats take a lot of fish from our waters but they are mostly those which UK consumers don’t like. Much of the fish caught by Danish boats is so-called industrial species (sprats and horse mackerel) which go to feed pigs.
We import 70% and export over 80% The UK already has most of the quotas for haddock and generous quotas for cod (which is anyway growing scarce once again).
The leave campaigns case about the EUs unfairness here has always been 'fishy'.