Fishing ‘must receive benefits post-brexit’

Any economic benefits that come from leaving the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) under Brexit must be felt in the communities that depend on the sector, according to a report.

The latest publication, part of a project by The UK in a Changing Europe, has called for an assessment of how fishing will be affected by leaving the EU.

The recommendation is one of 15 in the report, which looks at the lessons that can be learned by a post-brexit UK from other non-eu coastal states – namely Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands.

It found Brexit creates “opportunities” for the UK government and the devolved administrations to develop their own approaches to fisheries but notes it also brings “challenges” linked to the devolution set-up and the complexity of the sector.