Despite the trade deal concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom on 24 December 2020, arrangements for fishing operations in the territorial waters of each party have left a bitter taste.
On the European side, the effects of the 25% drop in fishing quotas over five and a half years are a cause for concern. On the other side of the Channel, Scottish fishermen had hoped to come out with a larger slice of the total allowable catch (TAC) cake.
Following the deal reached on 24...