Nearly all fish caught in protected areas of British waters end up in EU, investigation finds
Trawlermen have been accused of unlawful asset stripping, boosting calls for the Government to ban destructive fishing after leaving EU
19 December 2020 • 3:36pm
Ministers are hesitant to move while negotiations over fishing rights are ongoing with the EU
Credit: Suzanne Plunkett/Greenpeace United Kingdom
Nearly all fish caught in a marine protected area off the coast of Britain ended up in the EU, an investigation has found, as trawlermen were accused of unlawful asset stripping .
A report by Blue Marine Foundation, a leading NGO, found that the UK accounted for less than five per cent of the more than 100,000 tonnes of fish that were brought to shore at Dogger Bank in the North Sea in 2017 and 2018.