Supporters of Brexit see it as a symbol of sovereignty, which is being rediscovered. The UK argues that any new fisheries agreement must be based on the understanding that “UK fishing areas are primarily for UK vessels”. Many representatives of the UK fisheries sector have made statements expressing that the agreement does not live up to their expectations. Elsewhere, trade associations have cited the maintenance of duty-free exports as a relief for the UK fishing sector. Here are snapshots of some of the responses from these groups. If your organisation has a statement on the Brexit agreement with respect to fisheries that you would like to see listed here, please contact the Secretariat. (14) In the title of Chapter 4, the words `Member States` are replaced by the words `fisheries management`. Adherence to these 10 proposed principles will ensure a solid foundation for sustainable and successful fishing in Europe after Brexit. In implementing these principles, the EU, the United Kingdom and other coastal states involved in fishing in the North-East Atlantic should formally lay the foundations for future cooperation on fisheries management through agreements, understandings and memoranda of understanding.

Such equitable resource management arrangements, including those for transition, must be binding and reflect each party`s interest in a common fishery, while maintaining a focus on sustainability. The two sides had initially agreed that they would try to reach an agreement on fisheries by July 1 this year – a deadline that has passed almost without progress. But the EU wants access for its boats, saying a “fair deal” on fisheries is a precondition for a free trade agreement (an agreement with no tariffs or taxes on goods in between). In any case, now that the Withdrawal Agreement has been ratified by both sides, the EU and UK fleets will continue to have reciprocal access to their respective waters. During the transitional period, there will be negotiations on the conditions for access to waters and markets, which must be in force by 31 December 2020 at the latest, or, where appropriate, on the extension to be determined in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. Below, we look at the key points of the agreement for the fishing industry and share links with the statements made by a number of fisheries sector bodies in response to the agreement. « 4. In paragraph 3, `other fisheries administrations` do not include the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland. “The EU wants the status quo, the UK wants to change everything,” he said on June 5. “If we want an agreement, we have to discuss somewhere between these positions.” The UK will continue to be bound by the requirements of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and their link to fisheries management in the context of a Brexit. This includes the obligation to cooperate with other coastal States in the management of Community stocks or stocks of associated species. The White Paper on Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations, published in July 2018, sets out the government`s intention to continue to work closely with the EU and other coastal states on the sustainable management of transboundary fish stocks.

When the transitional fisheries rules expire, some of the richest fishing areas managed under the EU`s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) will instead be managed by the UK as they are in the country`s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). A new common management framework will be needed for around 100 stocks shared by the UK and the EU. In addition, the parties must update the agreements with the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Russia, none of which are EU members. Our recent White Paper takes a closer look at what the CCA has to say about fisheries, including establishing the framework for total allowable catches, access agreements, quota shares and commercial tariffs. This second proposal also provides for a simplified procedure to allow UK vessels to fish in EU waters and EU vessels to fish in the UK. . . .