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LOCAL fishermen leaders have expressed their âhuge disappointmentâ and have vowed to âfight onâ after the finer details of the post-Brexit trade deal became clearer over the Christmas period.
Simon Collins of the Shetland Fishermenâs Association (SFA) stopped short of using the word âbetrayalâ and instead chose his words more diplomatically when he spoke of a âsense of huge disappointmentâ, saying that politicians should have done better in delivering some of the promises made.
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The Brexit deal, voted through the Commons on Wednesday by a huge majority, does not restore sovereign UK control over fisheries, and does not permit the UK to determine who can catch what, where and when the UKâs exclusive economic zone (EEZ).