Question 23387 — aquaculture and professional fishing

Summary

Mrs Liliana Tanguy questions the Minister of Agriculture and Food on the prospect of a no-deal Brexit which is causing serious concern, in particular among the fishing sector. Even if the withdrawal agreement, which has not yet been adopted, preserves the status quo by the end of 2020, a lack of agreement could, in fact, lead to a sudden, economically dramatic closure of an area essential to the survival of numerous fleets. At the end of September 2019, European agriculture ministers reaffirmed, in Helsinki, their desire to carry out concerted and firm management of the consequences of a no-deal Brexit on the fisheries sector. The European Commission, for its part, presented a proposal to modify the regulation on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets which proposes to extend, in the event of a contingency measure, until 31 December 2020 the possibility of reciprocal access of vessels to the waters of both parties. The MP questions the Minister about the funding compensating temporary stoppages in the absence of an exchange of reciprocal fishing authorizations. She also wishes to know whether the coordination of Member States in the management of fishing grounds postponements gives tangible results. The preparatory documents for a no deal called “ Yellow hammer” explicitly mention the danger that European fishermen will violate British waters on the day they are closed, at the risk of violent clashes. Faced with these very worrying prospects, she questions him about France's degree of preparation to protect the future of the sector.

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