New laws for sustainable fishing after Brexit
New measures for devolved governments and a single set of UK-wide objectives to ensure fish stocks, and the marine environment, are better protected
All fish stocks in UK waters will be fished at sustainable levels after Brexit, the Government has said as it publishes new legislation on fisheries.
The Fisheries Bill being introduced into Parliament creates the powers for the UK to operate as an independent coastal state and manage its fish stocks.
It contains a legal guarantee the UK will quit the EU-wide Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) at the end of the transition period in December 2020.
At present, the CFP dictates how much British fishermen can catch and where, and fishermen have often complained they do not get a fair share of what is caught in UK waters.
The new legislation will end the automatic right of EU vessels to fish in British waters, with access to fisheries set to be a matter for the UK to negotiate in the future.
Foreign vessels will have to be licensed and follow rules set by the UK if they fish in British waters.
Published: by Radio NewsHub