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Spain could control North Sea fishing rights warns Scots Euro MP
Tuesday, 23rd February 2010
SPANISH fishermen could end up in control of the North Sea under new rules being thrashed out in Brussels.This is the warning from Scots Euro MP Struan Stevenson ahead of the imminent reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. Mr Stevenson, senior vice president of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee, fears the reform will drive through amendments that will transfer traditional Scottish fishing rights to foreign ownership.
"The impact on our fishermen would be disastrous. But it is not only the fishermen who would lose out. Our ports and harbours would suffer as a consequence, particularly if the Spanish vessels decided to land their catch back in Galicia rather than in Peterhead or Fraserburgh, which is highly likely.“While I am all for reforming the CFP, which has been a catastrophe for our fishing sector since its inception, I am determined to ensure that we don’t open the door to a bargain basement sale of Scotland’s fishing heritage.“I will be putting down a series of amendments which seek to protect our industry and I will be looking to get the majority of MEPs to support me in the votes.”
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After all these years on the EU Gravy Train Struan still tries to mislead the Scottish voter that it is possible to reform the CFP. The only way to recover our waters and our fishing stocks is to get out of the EU and it's disastrous CFP.
