U.K. to End Half Century of Fishing Rights in Brexit Slap to EU
- London Fisheries Convention of 1964 predates U.K. joining EU
- Pact is with France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands
A fisherman sorts a box of line caught pollock in Newlyn harbour in Newlyn, U.K.
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Prime Minister Theresa May will pull Britain out of the 1964 London convention that allows European fishing vessels to access waters as close as six to twelve nautical miles from the U.K. coastline.
Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union was already going to stop fishing by European boats within 12 to 200 nautical miles (22 to 370 kilometers) of British shores, but this move goes even further in terminating historic rights enjoyed by France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands that predate the U.K.’s own entry into the EU.