Brexit good for UK whitefish sector, says minister

U.K. fishermen should be able to catch hundreds of thousands of tons more fish upon the country’s departure from the EU because the industry will be in a position to overhaul “unfair” fishing quotas, according to Fisheries Minister George Eustice.

The minister told The Daily Telegraph that it was “pretty clear” Brexit could be a good deal for fishermen because the country would “regain control” of quotas and be in a position to strike new reciprocal arrangements with the EU that w…


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