Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:45 am
#1876468
johnm wrote:I still remember the cod wars with Iceland, fishing rights in the North Sea and surrounding areas have always been an issue. The CFP created an uneasy truce which is now being put at serious risk
Which of course, the 200 mile EEZ was designed to solve. I'm not as old and haven't checked, but didn't Iceland introduce it in first, causing the Cod Wars, but which caused it to be agreed generally.
The UK is merely applying the internationally agreed solution to fishing disputes. Innit.
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