Winners and losers – but no real surprises on 2025 UK fishing TACs
The UK minister with responsibility for fisheries, food security minster Daniel Zeichner, greeted the 2025 TAC agreement with the EU in what is now time-honoured style: a Defra press release that could have been written in any year since Brexit. The release welcomed the agreement, pointing out that the 150,000t of quota agreed for the UK was 10% higher than in 2024, with a value, if fully caught, of £360m, on top of additional fishing opportunities already agreed with Norway and NEAFC states. “From these three negotiating forums,” the Defra statement said, “the UK has gained up to 120,000t more quota from the 2025 annual negotiations than it would have as an EU member state.” more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 08:02
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