Fisheries

Public support for UK control of fishing ahead of crunch EU talks

2025-05-02T07:22:00

Scottish pelaagic vessels

Scots in favour of Brussels offering benefits to fishing in return for access to waters, finds new survey

Almost nine out of 10 Scots (87%) believe the UK should definitively control which vessels fish in its waters, while more than 80% think the European Union fleet should not be granted continued access to UK fishing grounds without tangible benefits being returned to the skippers and crew, a new survey has found.

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