Fisheries

(asked on 6th January 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) EU and (b) Norway about continued access for UK distant water fishing boats to distant waters.


Answered by
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Victoria Prentis
Attorney General
This question was answered on 14th January 2021

Fisheries negotiations as part of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement covered access to EU waters for UK vessels. We have agreed with the EU there will be an adjustment period whereby both sides will continue to have reciprocal access to each other's waters at a level commensurate to their share of fishing opportunities.

Bilateral negotiations between the UK and Norway for access to each other's waters in 2021 will begin shortly. UK distant waters fishing boats have access to fishing opportunities in the waters around Svalbard as a result of negotiations between the UK and Norway.

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