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Thibault camus
“Boris Johnson promised us the rights to all the fish that swim in our exclusive economic zone, but we only receive a fraction,” said the head of the National Federation of Fisheries Organizations (NFFO), Andrew Locker, on BBC Radio 4 am Monday. “I am angry, disappointed and I feel betrayed.” Johnson had promised that no fisherman would be worse off. But now there are “a considerable number” who are much worse off than before the deal.
When the UK was still a member of the EU, fishermen could have traded with the community. “We exchanged things that we didn’t need for fish that they didn’t need. And that allowed us to come up with an annual plan, ”Locker said. Now British fishermen would have to fight hard to maintain their livelihood.
From an economic point of view, fishing plays only a minor role, but it was symbolically strongly imposed by Britain and France on the EU side and was one of the most difficult points in the negotiations on the Brexit trade pact. In the end, London made great concessions. European fishermen initially only have to give up a quarter of their catch quotas, over a period of five and a half years. If London further restricts their access later, Brussels could respond with fees.
