The European Commission acknowledged to the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries on Thursday 11 November that some of the fishing licences requested by EU countries to operate in UK waters were “problematic”.
Fabrizio Donatella, Director General at DG MARE, said that current discussions with the UK included the sensitive issue of ‘replacement vessels’ (31 applications being discussed for new vessels wishing to fish in UK waters).
Mr Donatella said that so far, more than...