I couldn't believe this on the BBC, but it is also reported on local papers in Hull.
So we will be importing cod for our fish and chips and maybe paying more because the useless idiots in the government cant do a deal?
I always thought this fishing issue was just a flag waving side show by die hard brexiteers - but I wont be happy paying more for my Friday night cod and chips.

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What no 'Daily Mail' link to this one Badger?

I prefer a Kebab or a curry on a fri or Saturday night

the EU are all a pack of b.@stards.

the King of the EU, Sending Swiss Trawlers to rob our North Sea Hake

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Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

The Norwegians are one of those nations that portray themselves as these cuddly Nordic types who embrace all the usual BS but really, when push comes to shove, are pretty ruthless b******s.

Always liked them.

But this is a definite loss. No two ways about it. A tick in the negative box for the UK.

Difficult to get a balanced view of what has gone wrong but from what I can make out, it's the fall out of the EU trying to keep its full quota of Norwegian fish, even though the UK has now left and has sort to agree a separate amount.

The Norwegians already take fish out of our waters at a rate of 8-1 in their favour so I guess that will stop now but that seasonal factor kicks in so I guess the impact will not be significant, at least in this trading year.

But as I have said before, this is clearly not a good situation for the UK and no point in trying to paint this as anything other than a loss.

I just hope we hit back hard. Norway exports far more to us than it imports so now would be the time to flex our financial muscle, if possible.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

I checked with my neighbours in Barton Upon Humber who are a fishing family. They say the BBC story is one sided, in general terms they are very happy with the changes Brexit will bring and expect further improvements as negotiations go on.

The BB can't help themselves, there is a lot more to commercial fishing than cod and haddock

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

Something really odd going on with this. No real specific details out there which has made me wonder if there are wheels within wheels occurring.

The Norwegians take a lot more fish out of our waters than we take out of theirs. Or rather did. That is the point. This hits Norway worse than us. Yes, some specific negatives for a particular segment of our fishing industry but overall, far more damaging to the Norwegians.

If anybody can contradict me on this, with links, genuinely all ears because even from trawling (bad pun intended) some Norwegian sites with the help of Google Translate, I am still hitting a brick wall.

Something very fishy (again, horrendous pun intended) going on here.

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

My understanding, and as always perfectly happy and keen to be corrected, is that the previous arrangements between the EU and Norway for fishing made a lot of allowing the Norwegian's access to British fishing waters.

Now that the UK is no longer in the EU, the EU are still trying to retain exactly the same access to Norwegian waters without having the British fishing waters to play as an ace card (I cannot imagine the Norwegian's wanting to fish much in anybody's else's fishing territory).

There was a quote in this article that caught my eye... [Link]

As negotiators met Friday morning, an EU official said the bloc won’t be leaving the negotiating table but feared the U.K. might, setting its own catch limits unilaterally. This would upset the delicate balance of fish stocks in the North Sea, especially mackerel.

“We don’t see a lot of impossible issues to resolve — we think there can be practical solutions,” the official said. “What makes the U.K. often stick to its guns is a matter of principle, it’s political. What we feel is that we prefer to have an agreement, because otherwise it would set a very bad precedent for the very sensitive negotiations on fishing opportunities that we face.”

Blaming the UK for sticking to its guns on matters of principal? Meaning it is not doing what the EU wants it to do?

Not even sure why an EU official would be commenting on this, let alone being quoted.

Something amiss with this entire debacle.

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"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." - 1984 - George Orwell.

What is it with the French? Always angry about something with no justification. And now they threaten to cut off power to Jersey if they don't have their way to fish without proper licences.

The funniest comment so far came from a Government source:
"At least when the Germans invaded they kept the lights on"

Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.

France is literally the most petty bureaucratic country in the world and now complaining about licences. A licence is required to breathe in France.
It was precisely this kind of behaviour that caused Brexit. France wants everything for free. Behind the scenes the Germans have had enough of them, yet the government needs them for their EU project. The German people can't stand the French. The French can't stand the Germans. The French literally just want the subsidies. The most lazy corrupt country in Europe.
They seem to spend more time and effort protesting and making banners than they do working.

Red and Blue Army!