George Eustice Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

31 Oct 2016

Fisheries & Brexit: George Eustice says British fishermen will catch more fish

The headlines given to George Eustice’s statement (Oct 30th) seem to be based on the work on the analysis of fisheries data was carried out at the request of the Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) by Ian Napier of the NAFC. The Telegraph piece moves from the bold headline to the relationship with the French in […]

10 Oct 2016

Eustice outlines views on Fisheries to the House of Lords Inquiry & NFFO AGM

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In fleshing out the elements of the UK Fisheries policy post Brexit there is a mix of trying to appeal to the fishermen’s sense of a desire for change whilst recognising the underlying realities of the existing CFP arrangement and long standing (pre CFP) historical agreements. The House of Lords process (see below) is collecting […]