![]() ![]() I would want to be out of the EU," said Malcolm Ward, 56, a fisherman from the nearby fishing port of Scarborough, as he gulped down beer in a pub called The Newcastle Packet where fishermen have drank for generations. In the debate on whether Britain should leave the club altogether in a possible referendum by 2017, for many living off the sea, the answer is clear. The European Union sets limits on how much fish EU member states can catch every year, saying it helps conserve stocks and protect the health of the seas.īut in places like Whitby, home of centuries of seafaring, people blame the EU for destroying their livelihoods. Negotiating fishing quotas with Brussels has long been a source of friction for Britain. And the focus of that anger is the European Union. Like Locker, most residents of this traditional fishing town are angry. For what?" Locker added, as gusts of icy wind lashed his face. "When I was 16, I couldn't believe I'd be scraping a living like this." "The market has collapsed," said Locker, who has been fishing out of the harbour for more than 40 years. His eyes fixed on the North Sea horizon, British skipper Howard Locker steers his boat far out to sea where he hopes to stumble on enough fish to save the day.īut things are not looking good for Locker - one of the last remaining trawler men in the north-eastern town of Whitby where fishing quotas, climate change and decades of overfishing have crushed the local fishing industry. Story Furious with Europe, British fishermen lament demise of trade
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