Ministers finalize £ 100m post-Brexit package to revitalize Britain’s fishing fleet so they can take traditional catches with the French and Dutch
- Ministers are finalizing plans for a £ 100 million post-Brexit fishing package
- The scheme was promised last month when the government opposed criticism
- The fisherman said he was negotiating important matters to finally get a trade contract
Ministers are finalizing plans for a £ 100million post-Brexit package to revitalize Britain’s fishing fleet to help capture land that France and the Netherlands normally take.
The scheme was promised last month, as the government opposed criticism from a fisherman that it had negotiated important issues to finally secure a trade deal with the EU.
Under the plans, it is expected that British teams will be able to expand their fleet within a five-and-a-half-year transfer window to capture species that were traditionally only wanted by French and Dutch teams, reports The Times.
The processing industry will also be expanded to ensure there is sufficient capacity to land the extra fish, reports say.
Ministers are finalizing plans for a £ 100million post-Brexit package to revitalize Britain’s fishing fleet to help capture land that France and the Netherlands normally take. Pictured: Fishing boats at the fishing port at Bridlington Harbor in Yorkshire
This map shows the extent of the UK’s unique economic zone – the waters that Britain will rule after Brexit.
A government source said Chancellor Rishi Sunak had discussed the plans with Boris Johnson before a Brexit deal was agreed.
The source said: ‘We thought the fishing fleet would have to be rebuilt to take advantage of the new access … We would have to invest a lot more if we were to be able to -fish we caught caught you will have the right.
Rishi said, ” Yes. We can do that. The Treasury will receive the money to help. ”
The trade agreement reached with Brussels allows the European Union to retain 75 per cent of the value of its catch in British waters, and 25 per cent must be returned to British fishermen during the period. movement.
Four Navy vessels, including HMS Tamar (pictured leaving Portsmouth on New Year’s Eve), were diverted into the English Channel to stop illegal fishing on fishing grounds. UK hours before the terms of a new Brexit trade treaty came into force
French and EU ships can still fish in British waters but over the next five and a half years a quarter of their quota will be transferred to the UK. Pictured: HMS Tamar leaving Portsmouth on New Year’s Eve
Britain will be able to cut quotas or ban ships in a 6-12 nautical mile zone in the summer of 2026.
The news comes as the Royal Navy sent four warships into the English Channel to warn French trawlers to stay away from British fish amid the Brexit deal coming into effect.
Hours before the agreement came into effect on New Year’s Day, the ships, armed with guns and machine guns, left Portsmouth to stop any illegal fishing in UK fishing yards.
The £ 100million ship HMS Trent led the mission, flanked by HMS Tamar, HMS Tyne and HMS Mersey – all designated to protect the new fishing rights agreed in the trade agreement.