Tag: UK fisheries

• Wednesday, December 23rd 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Brexit “final push”: EU prepared to yield in fisheries issue but UK proposal “totally unacceptable”

  

  The European Union is making a “final push” to strike a Brexit trade deal with Britain, although there are still deep rifts over fishing rights, the bloc’s chief negotiator said on Tuesday.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Princess Anne has named Britain's newest state of the art trawler, Kirk Ella

  

  The striking new vessel is named after the East Yorkshire village of Kirk Ella, and her home port is in the nearby city of Kingston upon Hull, which has a centuries-old tradition as an important base for the British fishing industry.

• Monday, January 21st 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  UK parliamentary committee urges MSC to review sustainable fishing standards

  

  A UK parliamentary committee has called on the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to address concerns about the organization's standard for sustainable fishing in the world's oceans. The House of Commons' Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) issued recommendations following its Sustainable Seas inquiry, whose findings were published last November.

• Friday, January 18th 2019 - 09:16 UTC

  Spanish fishing industry faces dramatic consequences with a no-deal Brexit

  

  Spain's Agriculture, Fisheries and Food minister Luis Planas admitted the fishing industry could suffer “dramatic consequences” with a no-deal Brexit, one of several options after this week's parliament events in London. Minister Planas had revealed that in the case of a hard-Brexit, all Spanish fishing vessels will have to immediately abandon United Kingdom waters immediately.

• Thursday, March 8th 2018 - 09:17 UTC

  Scottish fishermen want full control of fishing grounds after Brexit

  

  Scottish fishermen have hit out at the EU after the body's guidelines for the next phase of Brexit talks called for continued access to fishing grounds. The EU's draft guidelines for the forthcoming talks aim for “existing” access to waters to be maintained. But Scottish fishing groups call this “arrogant, absurd and nonsensical”.