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Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said: “This deal falls very far short of the commitments and promises that were made to the fishing industry by those at the highest level of government. “It does not restore sovereign UK control over fisheries, and does not permit us to determine who can catch [...]
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said that while the full details of the Fisheries Agreement reached between the UK and the EU had yet to emerge, on the surface it did not appear to deliver on the industry’s aspirations. “What has been outlined so far is that full access will be [...]
Amid all the rumours and speculation, we have been clear from the outset that the industry only seeks the same sorts of arrangements that the EU has with other coastal states – full control of access to our waters, fairer quota shares based on zonal attachment and annual negotiations on access and fishing opportunities. No [...]
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF), said: “If there is no Fisheries Agreement in place by the end of this year, the EU fleet will have no right of access to UK waters and vice versa. “Remember, however, that EU vessels land 10 times more fish from UK waters than UK vessels do [...]
The Scottish Fishermen's Federation today urged the Prime Minister to refuse to accept a bad deal for the UK fishing industry. Amid media reports that the EU will not accept any material change to access rights or quotas for fishing in UK coastal waters that recognise the truth about sovereignty – in line with international [...]
