A foreign-owned super trawler, that controls almost a quarter of England’s fishing quota, will take biggest share after Brexit. The 390ft Dutch Frank Bonefaas controls 23 per cent of England’s fishing quota, and is the largest trawler registered in the British fishing fleet. Campaigners say more than half of England’s fishing quota will be controlled by … Read more
Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more
Four Royal Navy vessels will be dispatched to Britain’s territorial waters if a trade deal is not agreed with the EU. Armed with cannon and machine guns, they will patrol the English Channel and Irish Sea to stop illegal fishing. In a dramatic ratcheting-up of No Deal contingency planning, Wildcat and Merlin helicopters are also … Read more
Norway says it will stop European AND British fishing boats from accessing its cod-rich waters from January 1 as a result of their failure to agree a Brexit deal Norway may close access to its fishing waters to European and British vessels The country is not part of the EU but is in the … Read more
Criminal charges against 69 Albanian migrants found hiding in a trawler heading for Britain were dropped yesterday after a legal bungle. The migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia. The operation on November 17 involved the National Crime Agency, police and Border Force officers. But … Read more
Criminal charges against 69 Albanian migrants found hiding in a trawler heading for Britain were dropped yesterday after a legal bungle. The migrants were arrested last month after the fishing boat was intercepted off the coast of East Anglia. The operation on November 17 involved the National Crime Agency, police and Border Force officers. But … Read more
The word of finance is puzzled. How is it that fishing, which accounts for just 0.1 per cent of the British economy and at most employs 24,000 people, has become the linchpin issue in the never-ending UK-EU trade talks? There are all manner of explanations cited, including the UK’s maritime traditions, the impact on the … Read more
Hopes of a post-Brexit trade deal were fading tonight as the UK accused the EU of slamming fresh demands on the negotiating table at the last minute. With the clock ticking to strike an agreement before Britain severs ties with the bloc on December 31, talks in London are going right down to the wire. … Read more
Brexit trade talks fuelled by takeaway pizza lasted long into the night yesterday amid growing hopes a deal between the UK and the EU could be imminent. A large stack of pizza boxes was delivered to the two negotiating teams as talks dragged on and they tried to break the deadlock on crunch issues. The … Read more
THAT’S gotta sting! Elderly woman’s face is covered in bee stingers after she disturbed a nest while fishing in Brazil A 72-year-old woman was stung by venomous African bees in Britânia, Goiás She was fishing with two women, 65 and 71, on the Tigrinho River on Wednesday The women were rescued after more than 10,000 bees swarmed around them … Read more