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Royal Navy prepares to protect British fishing waters if there is no deal

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    #61
    Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post
    If the UK gets back full control of its waters and gets thrown out of EU waters the net additional income to the UK economy is about £80 million. However the cost of defending British waters, and Naval patrol boats are very expensive, is about £80 million.
    I don't think it's about the cost, it's about upholding law.

    It probably costs a lot of money to lock up rapists compared to the amount of £££ rape costs the economy for example.
    First Law of Contracting: Only the strong survive

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      #62
      Originally posted by Mordac View Post
      You really are a monumental bell-end. The UK will have the 84% which currently goes to the EU. Which is more than plenty, and should ensure that stocks in UK waters are plentiful for the foreseeable, rather than being plundered under the terrible stewardship of the EU.
      This statistic is designed to give the impression that EU fishing boats fish in UK waters, wrong. These fish cross borders, the UK quota is limited to allow the fish to cross over borders and be caught in other EU fishing waters. If there is no quota agreed the EU fishing boats will still be able to catch the same quota as before in their own waters as they do currently. This will lead to over fishing.

      The Royal Navy can't stop EU fisherman "stealing UK fish" in their own waters.
      I'm alright Jack

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        #63
        Depth charges at the ready

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          #64
          Foreign-owned super trawler will still control biggest slice of Britain's fishing quota after Brexit

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            #65
            France gears up for war with European neighbours if locked out of British waters by no deal Brexit

            From the Torygraph, but gives a bit more background on the fishing situation. I think as part of the EU you can't stop the Dutch buying your fishing quota.

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              #66
              If Britain massively increases its quotas, the EU won't decrease theirs leading to the death of the fishing industry in Western Europe. The EU won't have an interest in shutting down its own industry to satisfy the British.
              I'm alright Jack

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                #67
                What would UK do with more fish if it can’t be sold to EU, which it won’t be allowed unless the French can fish as they do now

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                  #68
                  Originally posted by rootsnall View Post
                  France gears up for war with European neighbours if locked out of British waters by no deal Brexit

                  From the Torygraph, but gives a bit more background on the fishing situation. I think as part of the EU you can't stop the Dutch buying your fishing quota.
                  You can only maintain fish stocks if you have agreement between all countries to which the fish migrate. The British attitude of going it alone will lead to the death of the European fish industry. The Europeans will simply catch what remains of the UK fish in their own waters. There will be no fish left to return to UK waters.
                  I'm alright Jack

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                    #69
                    England and Wales (majority voted for Brexit) has about 55% of the fishing quota owned by foreign companies (Iceland, Spain and the Netherlands, mostly). Scotland and NI, (majority voted against), and constitute over 60% of the British quota, has only about 4% of the industry foreign owned.

                    Which indicates those British who own most of the fishing quota weren't worried much about nebulous ideas concerning sovereignty or about the Frenchies nicking their fish. - Ironic really.
                    Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                      #70
                      Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
                      England and Wales (majority voted for Brexit) has about 55% of the fishing quota owned by foreign companies (Iceland, Spain and the Netherlands, mostly). Scotland and NI, (majority voted against), and constitute over 60% of the British quota, has only about 4% of the industry foreign owned.

                      Which indicates those British who own most of the fishing quota weren't worried much about nebulous ideas concerning sovereignty or about the Frenchies nicking their fish. - Ironic really.
                      You’re missing the point. There are three things that the UK really excels at: financial services, scientific research and fishing. As long as one of them is protected, it will be just fine.

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