Fishing rights key to trade deal 
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European Union fishing rights in Britain’s coastal waters is one of the
most sensitive issues blocking a post-Brexit trade deal – more than 60% of seafood landed from UK waters is caught by EU boats
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Coastal waters post-Brexit 
Annual catch*

EU in UK waters 
UK in EU waters

760,000 tonnes
90,000 tonnes

EU waters
EU waters
Norwegian waters
UK waters
NORWAY
BELGIUM
Faroe Islands
EU waters
EU waters
UK 
International waters

   
Jul 1666, Fisheries Privilege: Britain’s King Charles II gives citizens of Bruges permission to deploy 50 fishing boats
to British waters for perpetuity.
Gesture came after Belgian city gave him refuge from 1656 to 1659

*2012-2016 average
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Sources: Fishing News, Le Télégramme Picture: P. Vander Woestyne © GRAPHIC NEWS