The UK government has failed to reach a new fishery access agreement with Norway, a situation which is likely to be devastating for the British distant water fleet.
A new access deal was necessary this year as the old one, under which UK vessels could catch a certain quota of Arctic cod in Norwegian waters, was agreed between Norway and the EU.
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) told the BBC that it did not believe the proposed agreement by the Norwegian government was sufficiently balanced [...]
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