Reform UK - Fishing & Coastal Communities

The Government has Betrayed Britain’s Fishing Industry

Reform UK will seize the huge opportunity to renew our fishing industry and revive our coastal communities.

Critical reforms needed in the first 100 days:

• Stop EU Fishers Taking UK Quotas
  End automatic access to UK waters. Every foreign fishing vessel must pay for a licence to gain access to the UK’s 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as designated under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Stop Foreign Owners using British flags of convenience. Quota reforms needed to help small scale fishing. Leave a Comment
• Expand the Royal Navy Overseas Patrol Squadron
  Police Britain’s 200 nautical mile EEZ properly. Assess the possibility of creating a dedicated coast guard or fisheries protection agencyLeave a Comment
• Ban Foreign Supertrawlers from UK Waters
  Extend the ban on pair trawling for bass beyond the South East and 12-mile territorial waters. Ban Dutch vessels from electric pulse fishing in Britain’s 200 mile EEZ.Leave a Comment
• Rebuild UK Fish Processing.
  Tax and other incentives to ensure that all fish caught in British waters are landed and processed in the UK. Fish caught by foreign vessels in UK waters should also be landed and processed here when capacity allows. Leave a Comment
• Revitalise the UK’s Fishing Fleet
  Tax incentives and vocational training to increase UK fishing fleets. Include fishing communities in policy making.Leave a Comment
• Guarantee Sustainable Stocks.
  Implement a ‘dynamic management system’. Work with national and regional partners such as the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. Leave a Comment

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