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nigelswift
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Re: Gunboats ordered to protect our fish stocks
Mar 29, 2018, 09:50
Currently:
"As it stands, under the CFP Europe’s seas are effectively common to the 28 EU member states. The 100 fish stocks that swim in European waters move around, after all, and know no national boundaries. The total number of each species of fish that can be taken from various zones in the EU’s seas each year is settled by the member states on the advice of scientists, to ensure sustainability. Each country has a species-by-species quota they can take from that European haul. The quotas have been fixed since 1983 on the basis of the recorded catches of the various national fleets between 1973 and 1978. According to recent estimates, 33% of the catches of the European fishing fleet are caught in what could soon be claimed as British waters. Belgium’s 402 fishermen and their 65 boats, whose main catch is dover sole, are more dependent on those waters than most."

On a practical level there WILL be bad blood on a continuing basis - which is hardly conducive to a reasonable wider settlement or a request for support over Salisbury.

Also, we're walking away from rational international co-operation based on scientific advice where sensible compromise is possible and talking about gunboats for Christ's sake. I guess I'm entitled to feel that's shameful.
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