Status Quo

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It has always been an emotive issue in British relations with the European Union .

fishing: a symbol of the sovereignty that advocates of Brexit say, is now recovered.

The EU has already announced that an agreement on fisheries is a prerequisite for the kind of free-trade deal, with no duties or quotas, which both sides say they'll try to.

But the UK says that such an agreement must be based on the recognition that, after Brexit "- British fishing grounds primarily for British boats".

So, it waters before could be troubled.

How can fishing controls work?

During the post-Brexit transition phase until the end of this year, fishing would continue to apply the EU's Common fisheries policy (CFP).

this means That The Fishing fleets in each country have full access to each other waters, apart from The First 12 nautical miles from the coast.

But you can't catch, whatever you like. EU Ministers gather for marathon conversations every December to haggle over the volume of fish that can be Caught from each stock.

the National quotas are then divided, using historical data up to the 1970s, when the UK got what says its fishing Industry , was a bad business.

It is further complicated by the fact that parts of the UK quota have been sold, which is based of The British Skipper the boats elsewhere in the EU.

In England, for example, More Than half of the quota is in foreign hands.

a Total of More Than 60% of the tonnage landed is Caught from British waters by foreign boats.

What's next?

So, The British to exit the EU a chance for a fresh start.

Outside of the EU, as an "independent coastal state", The British control of what is known as an exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a large maritime territory extends up to 200 nautical miles in the North Atlantic.

want The government to hold the annual talks with the EU in terms of access to British waters and quotas. This is what other independent coastal States like Norway do.

And fisheries-dependent communities in the UK to leave the strong supporters of The Campaign , insist on this fundamental change.

But because the UK's waters are so important, and so rich, the EU communities, is Under Pressure from fisheries, to maintain the Status Quo .

It wants to planned to give the UK the same level of access there is now, with only gradual changes, to "avoid the economic displacement for the EU-fishermen who fished traditionally, in The British waters".

The EU also wants the amounts that may catch any of the country boats, in a manner, which will not be changed until the trial in each year, and may, unless both the UK and the EU agree to share.

access to markets

Given that the UK leave the EU to its own rules, it could appear, in the driver's seat in this argument (or should it at the top? )

But it's not just about where fish can be Caught - it is also about where the fish can be sold.

This is particularly important because most of the fish landed, the exports of the UK fishing (while most of the fish are imported) are eaten in the UK.

In the year 2018, the UK, 448,000 tonnes of fish exported. The total catch by British vessels in British ports was 395,000 tons. About 100,000 tonnes of the UK salmon were exported (this does not count for landings figures).

Three-quarters of the UK fish exports to the European Union , and some parts of the Industry - such as mussels - collapse would be sold if you suddenly with duties or taxes on their products.

Proportion of UK fish exports to the EU in 2018Source: Marine Management organization

Britain says the access to the markets should have nothing to do with access to The Fishing waters, But the EU is already now, that the link explicitly.

Without a range of fish, it insists, there is no special access to the single market.

Remember that an offer to fish would not only affect the fishermen (and women) who were there.

There were also in 2016.

And it's not just about The Fishing on the lake - there are also inland locations such as salmon fish farms that would be affected by any deal.

Complex negotiations

Many other issues need to be taken into account, including:

It is a complex picture.

And it is Worth to remember that fishing is only a tiny fraction of the total economy in the UK (less than 0. 1%) and in the rest of the EU (some of the inland countries have no fleets at all) have.

According to The Office for National Statistics, fishing was the value of £784m for The British economy in 2018. By comparison, the Financial Services Industry was Worth £132bn.

PAValue of the fisheries in the year 2018

£784mcontribution fishing on UK GDP

£132,000 mfrom Financial Services

source: ONS

But fishing still has the political power.

The EU negotiating mandate is only a draft, produced by the European Commission . The language which it contains, is already available as a single disc-to say, as member States with large fishing communities.

The British government will be under enormous pressure to reason.

compromise?

If it found a compromise, it would probably be the UK include guarantees of a certain level of access to EU boats, which is lower (But not much less) than you have now.

The Two Sides had already agreed in the political Declaration, the EU, the resignation agreement that they would try to deal one, of The Fishing to 1. July of this year.

Given the tight time frame, and the political sensitivities on both sides to generate it looks set to be one of The First (But not last) major arguments of these negotiations.

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Source of news: bbc.com