businessUpdated: Dec 31, 2020, 09:09 ISTFor England’s fishermen, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal is a betrayal because it allows some European Union (EU) boats continued access to Britain’s rich inshore coastal waters. For fishermen from Cornwall to Scotland, EU membership and the decline of fishing go hand in hand. The United Kingdom’s fishing fleet has halved over the past 30 years to below 6,000 boats from more than 11,000. While the government has said some EU vessels will have access to some UK territorial waters for the 5-year adjustment period, fishermen said in practise EU boats will retain the rights forever. “Absolutely stomached - gutted to the core,” said Mitchell of Johnson’s deal which he said has given France what it wanted over fish.

Source: Hindustan Times December 31, 2020 03:42 UTC