The government of British Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to reclaim the country’s waters after leaving the European Union (EU), according to a new report.
May is expected to take Britain out of a pre-EU agreement that allows European fishing vessels to access waters six to twelve nautical miles from British shores, The Telegraph reported Thursday.
In the absence of the 1964 London convention, British fishermen would have all the waters to themselves unless May decides to strike a new deal during EU negotiations.
Some reports indicate that currently trawlers from the rest of the EU land more than half of all the fish caught in British waters.
Out of the EU, the bloc’s hated Common Fisheries Policy would no longer apply to the UK’s 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Under EU’s quota system, Fishermen are dictated precisely which species of fish, and how many, they can catch.
This is while most fishermen prefer a “days at sea” system,…