Originally Posted by
racedo
He doesn't care as he will have no input in its implementation.
Interesting a comment from EU fishermen regarding brexit and a claim that will not be fishing in UK waters.
Response was "How are they going to stop us" and when told it will be by a "Fisheries protection vessel / RN Warship". They just responded "20 trawlers over a 1000 sq mile ocean area can not be all arrested and a single arrest means vessel has to escort trawler to shore. We are part of a fishery coop, therefore arrested trawler gets a share of what they other 19 catch."
Why did you bring BREXIT (officially EU EXIT) and fisheries protection onto this thread?
Is a coop a legal entity? If so it can be prosecuted? I thought most fishing vessels were owned by companies, which can be prosecuted.
There are electronic means (such as AIS) to keep tabs on vessels. Hopefully you will agree that it would be disastrous for fish stocks and the wider maritime environment if vessels could fish in the UK EEZ without the RN (on behalf of DEFRA) or the SFPA having enforcement powers?