Fisheries

Quota trial begins in Cornwall

2024-05-10T13:41:00

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Fishers in Cornwall are set to be the first to benefit from additional post-Brexit fishing quota as part of a new trial, says the UK government

The new scheme will give fishers in the region access to an extra 240 tonnes of quota, which will be leased to them at below market rates. 

It will be rolled out to the rest of England later in the year.

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