A Scottish patrol board has stopped and boarded a Donegal fishing vessel near Rockall, a disputed area of sea in the North Atlantic claimed by the British.
United Kingdom Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA)
The UKSIA manages UK domestic fishing vessel access to non-UK waters and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
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The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is acting as the UK Single Issuing Authority (UKSIA) to issue fishing vessel licences on behalf of the UK sea fish licensing authorities of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to manage UK fishing vessel access to non-UK waters, and foreign vessel access to UK waters.
The UK is an independent coastal state and vessels from the EU and other coastal states wishing to access UK waters will require a fishing vessel licence issued by the UKSIA.
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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).
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The extent of the erosion can be seen on both sides of the Glencloy Water near the footbridge.
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