UK fishermen angling for big catch post Brexit
By Abiodun Ogundairo
15 October 2020 |
12:45 pm
As the UK approaches the end of its transition period out of the EU no deal has been reached on how cross-border trade will work from January 1st. One of the most emotive issues for the UK is fishing, with many in the industry strongly supporting the 2016 vote to leave to EU due to what they see as an unfair quota system. As the crunch point for negotiations approaches, fishermen in the south coast port of Newhaven remain confident they'll get a better system post-Brexit.
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