Only a third of UKâs key fish populations are not overfished
First post-Brexit audit finds of the top 10 UK stocks, only three are in âa healthy stateâ
A fish market trader stands on crates of cod in Peterhead. The report says that catches of cod in the North Sea need to be reduced substantially, by about 13 to 16%. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images
A fish market trader stands on crates of cod in Peterhead. The report says that catches of cod in the North Sea need to be reduced substantially, by about 13 to 16%. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images
Fri 22 Jan 2021 01.00 EST
Only a third of the UKâs key fish populations are in a healthy state, and catches of key species such as cod should be reduced this year as the UK negotiates fishing rights with the EU, according to the first post-Brexit assessment of the UKâs fisheries.
Only a third of the UK’s key fish populations are in a healthy state, and catches of key species such as cod should be reduced this year as the UK negotiates fishing rights with the EU, according to the first post-Brexit assessment of the UK’s fisheries. Of the top 10 stocks on which the UK’s fishing industry relies, only three – mackerel in the north-east Atlantic, haddock in the North Sea, and langoustines in the west of Scotland – are in a.