UK gains biggest Brexit quota increase for cod stock scientists advised zero catch for since 2003
UK fishing fleets will benefit from an 21-percentage-point increase in quota for stocks of cod off the west coast of Scotland; but there's a catch
UK to announce provisional fishing quotas ‘shortly’
Annual fisheries negotiations have been delayed this year due to Brexit negotiations; iIt is usual for provisional catch limits to be put in place until annual negotiations on catch limits conclude
Sales jump at UK salmon smoker Grants
UK salmon smoker Grants Oak Smoked, formerly MacKnight, reported a 35% increase in sales to £23.57m in 2019
Future moves by UK or EU to deny the other fisheries access will mean retaliatory trade measures
UK fishermen will see some overall quota increases in their own waters by 2026, but the likelihood is that further changes after that would be met with trade tariffs
Scots call for urgent funding on top of £100m pledged by UK gov’t
Jimmy Buchan, chief executive of the Scottish Seafood Association, welcomed a Brexit deal, but said a new scheme was required to stimulate capital investment in processing
EU fishing industry calls Brexit deal a ‘disaster’ as uncertainty remains
The EU fishing sector feels misled by the outcome of the deal after four years of negotiations and notes that there are still many open fronts that need to be resolved immediately
Search table of UK-EU fish quota share after Brexit
Search changes in quota for over 100 fish stocks shared between the EU and UK
Seafish makes final plea to UK businesses to get Brexit-ready
Just 6% of UK businesses are fully prepared for Brexit on Jan. 1, according to a recent Bank of England survey
UK-France trade eases in time for vital shellfish week
The block at the Channel Tunnel has cleared for now, with Scottish shellfish shipping to important markets from Christmas Day onwards; but delays are expected again come Jan. 1
Scotland’s access to key whitefish stocks to drop under Brexit deal
The Brexit fisheries deal will mean a fall in the quantity of fish landed by the Scottish fleet -- including cod, haddock, whiting and saithe -- according to analysis