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It remains unclear what will happen to the 100 people whose livelihoods depend on this ship being able to sail – what is clear, however, is that fish and chip shops will be reliant on imported cod when serving Britain’s national dish.
What will be the future of the Kirkella after the breakdown of fishing talks between Britain and Norway?
No wonder UK Fisheries CEO Jane Sandell feels so angry on behalf of all those associated with the Kirkella – they and many others, she points out, were promised a “sea of opportunity, not the scuppering of an entire industry”.
As such, the onus is on Mr Johnson – and George Eustice, his Brexit-backing Environment Secretary – to visit Hull, as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has done, and offer the fishing industry an apology and an explanation. They must not hide behind Defra’s view that “Norway is a key partner and we will continue to work with them over the course of the year”. By then, it could be too late for t
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LOCAL fisherman are putting a positive spin on the failure of the UK and Norway to reach an agreement on a fishing deal.
They said past agreements were brokered by the European Union and were heavily skewed against the local pelagic and demersal fleets.
Shetland Fishermenâs Association chief officer Simon Collins said: âThis bring a long-awaited end to past practice in which the EU used to hand substantial amounts of Scottish quota to Norway largely to the benefit of a single foreign multinational that claimed to be English.â
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The chief executive of UK Fisheries Jane Sandell, however, said it is a âvery black day for Britainâ and claimed that hundreds of fishermen would be left out of work as a result.
No fishing deal with Norway leaves trawler owner contemplating city future as crew left without work
£52m new vessel Kirk Ella left tied up in Hull dock as negotiations end
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Hundreds of Hull fisherman have been left without work after the government failed to land a fishing deal with Norway.
BBC News
By Justin Parkinson
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The UK and Norway have failed to reach a fishing deal for this year, with the industry warning that hundreds of crew members will be left out of work.
It means UK fleets will have no access to Norway s sub-Arctic waters, known for their cod catches.
The government said its fair offer had been rejected in talks.
The firm UK Fisheries called it a disgrace , saying fishermen in Hull would be particularly badly affected by the lack of progress.
In 2018, UK fleets landed fish worth £32m in Norwegian waters, according to the government.