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Originally Posted by Jimjam
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I'm not convinced large companies buying up all the quotas from local fishermen is forced by the eu:
"Such accumulations run directly contrary to the principles laid down by the common fisheries policy (CPF). Article 17 of the CFP bans “dominant positions” and calls on member states to allocate their fish quotas according, among other things, to “the impact of fishing on the environment” and “the contribution to the local economy”."
Sounds like UK government failing its duty to local economies as they'd rather support and curry favour with larger commercials.
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They are not able to stop trawlers like this fishing UK waters because there are no UK waters in the EU.
Oh yeah, the CFP has been fantastic for the impact of fishing on the environment hasn't it? In 1960, before the CFP, the size of the UK catch from the North Sea was 340k metric tons while Denmark's was 285k metric tons. In 1980, 10 years of CFP management, the UK catch was up to 390k metric tones, while Denmark's was 1,800k metric tons. Overfishing happened because of EU mismanagement and until we take control back of our waters it will always be the case.