“You’re nowhere more than about 60 miles from the sea if you’re in the UK, there’s a long maritime history that’s played a big part in developing its culture, fish and chips is the national dish, and people go down to the coast for their holidays,” he said.
“Completely coincidentally, I guess, that’s also the time when the European Union was coming into being, and subsequently the Common Fisheries Policy … so while most of the decline happened before that, people in their nostalgia sort of mixed the two things together.”While the fishing community has become one of Brexit’s staunchest supporters, Dr Stewart and his colleagues believe fishermen could actually become some of the biggest casualties of a no-deal Brexit.
“So, if there’s a no-deal, or if the British Government pushes too hard, many of the European countries say they will make trade very difficult.” But Dr Stewart says it is the “non-tariff barriers” like delays and extra paperwork that are particularly concerning for the fishing industry. “And, if it is alive, which a lot of it is, it may then be dead or at least not as fresh as it was, so you’re potentially losing quite a lot of value on your catch – if not all of it.”Despite repeated warnings that Brexit may not deliver the benefits it expects, Fishing for Leave shows no sign of slowing its campaign.
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