Tag Archives: North Sea fishermen
Danish Fisheries Hit by Crisis in Aftermath of Brexit
Shoals of fishing boats are on sale in Denmark, which is seen as sign of crisis within an industry that is still reeling from Brexit. The latter has led to reduced fishing quotas for non-British vessels in UK waters.,, Fisherman Asger Christiansen said it is no longer worth it to sail out and trawl fish. He described Brexit, which redistributed fishing rights, as the “last drop that made the glass overflow”. All North Sea fishermen were lumped together in the Brexit deal, leading to a situation where a one-man boat that fished locally lost the same share as large vessels that fished 90 percent of their catch in British waters. >click to read< 11:52
Angry North Sea fishermen dump rocks in front to Greenpeace headquarters
“Fishermen bring back dumped stones,” “dumped stones deadly to fishermen,” and “Greenpeace illegally dumps stones in the sea,” were read on banners and posters hanging on the windows of the Greenpeace headquarters in Amsterdam. In addition to the posters, about twenty to thirty stones were dumped in front of the building. It seems to be a reaction of angry North Sea fishers to Greenpeace. The activists of the environmental organization have, once again, thrown large natural stones into the North Sea. Greenpeace said it would invite the fishermen “for a cup of coffee,,, >click to read< 08:05
