UK urged to take back control of waters to halt dumping of dead fish

Post-Brexit Britain needs to take back control of its waters to stop billions of dead fish being dumped back into the sea, a thinktank has insisted.

A new report from the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) states the UK has a unique opportunity to reverse the “savage” damage done by the European Common Fisheries Policy (ECFP) and replenish its fish stocks.

The institute says EU catch quotas have led to 1.7 million tonnes of fish being thrown back into the sea each year.

The ASI has urged Britain to follow the example of Norway and Iceland and stay out of the ECFP after Brexit negotiations.

Currently 80% of UK fishing stocks are caught by foreign boats.