The landmark announcement may precede a redistribution of the UK's fishing quota rights, whose prior allocation has been described as 'a botched privatization'

The UK prime minister told parliament that Brexit would benefit Grimsby, and suggested its MP work with Defra to make the most of it

The environmental NGO is clear that a no-deal scenario will result in a lose-lose situation that will be exceedingly destructive for fish stocks

By Dan Gibson

The UK could leverage its strong market position with Nordic countries to obtain greater distant water quotas for cod and haddock, which is largely caught outside UK waters

The UK’s fishing industry has accused the EU of using a 'nuclear option' to secure a Brexit deal, warning that it is prepared for blockades by the French if trade talks collapse

By Louis Harkell

The UK plans only minor tweaks to the EU’s external tariff rate for over 500 imported seafood goods when it leaves the EU transition period on Jan. 1, 2021 

By Neil Ramsden

Prime minister Boris Johnson's draft plan for the return to negotiations sees non-UK vessels requiring a license, and having to abide by UK fishery management

David Frost, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator, has apparently suffered from Downing Street’s focus on the coronavirus as he searches for 'trade-offs' on key trade and economy areas

The Spanish fleet currently catches around 9,000t annually of hake, megrim and monkfish, worth approximately €27m, in UK waters

The UK government insisted it was putting measures in place to support Scotland’s fishing industry and communities after the loss of vital European funding