Brexit doesn’t mean UK fishermen will get national waters back – leaked EU document

‘The EU may be about to crush any hope that UK fishermen will regain their national waters post-Brexit, despite it being a major pledge by Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage during the run-up to the EU referendum vote.
According to a leaked EU document obtained by the Guardian, there will be “no increase to the UK’s share of fishing opportunities for jointly fished stocks (maintaining the existing quota distribution in UK and EU waters).”
The fishing industry – which employs around 11,000 people in the UK – was one of the most vocal during the EU referendum campaign. There are long-held grievances over the EU’s control of fishing quotas.’
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