Illustrative image of a trawler . – Loic VENANCE / AFP
A patrol vessel Scottish on Monday prevented an Irish trawler from fishing in the North Atlantic, justifying this intervention by the Brexit , Irish public broadcaster RTE reported . The “Northern Celt” was boarded Monday by a Scottish navy patrol vessel, the “Jura” as it was preparing to cast its nets in the waters of Rockall, a granite boulder located at approximately 310 kilometers north-west of Scotland and Ireland, RTE said on Tuesday evening. This rock was annexed in 400 speak United Kingdom , which claims to have control over the surrounding waters, which are rich in fish, but Ireland has never recognized British sovereignty over this uninhabitable outcrop of 12 meters over 30.
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Fishing at the heart of the negotiations
The trawler captain was told that he could “no longer fish in the nautical miles around the disputed rock outcrop due to the Brexit ”, according to RTE. “We are aware of a contact between an Irish fishing boat and a Marine Scotland patrol boat (…) on January 4,” said the Irish Foreign Office, quoted by RTE. “We are in contact with the Scottish and British authorities on this matter,” he added.
The United Kingdom, of which Scotland is part, left the European single market and customs union on 1 January, following a transitional period following his exit from the European Union on 30 January 2020. A commercial agreement concluded in extremi s between London and Brussels regulates in particular
the question of fishing by European ships in UK waters.
BREAKING: Fresh dispute over # Rockall after Scottish patrol boat blocks County Donegal fishing vessel from entering its waters, with skipper told it’s result of # Brexit Full story coming up on @ rtenews @ franmcnulty @ seanwhelanRTE @ tconnellyRTE pic.twitter.com/UToqjUpGyI
– Vincent Kearney (@vincekearney)
January 5, 2020
It plans to give European fishermen access to British waters for a transitional period of 5½ years, until June 2021, during which the EU will gradually give up 25% in value of his catches, which total approximately 650 millions of euros per year. If the UK restricts EU access or catches, Brussels can retaliate by imposing tariffs on UK fishery or other goods, or even suspend much of it. ‘commercial agreement.