The furious seamen say they were “sold down the river” and 'sacrificed' in the EU trade deal
Fuming Scots fishermen who once backed Brexit have said they were promised a “new dawn” before being “sold down the river”.
Fishing was a key plank of the 2016 campaign, with slogans claiming Britain would “take back control of our waters” and enjoy “seas of opportunity”. It led many fishermen, particularly small-boat fishers, to back Leave, with many detesting the EU’s system of quotas in its Common Fisheries Policy. The Budding Rose takes most of its catch to Peterhead Fish Market, which runs five days a week and remains the biggest whitefish market in Europe, with commercial buyers purchasing their wares at its famous auction.
Just over the road, workers at McConnell Seafoods – which fillets fish to order from the market – have a similar outlook. Supervisor Stephen Napier said: “We went into Brexit with our eyes closed. And I think we were sold out.” “When we came out, that mechanism disappeared – and it took us at least another year to create that so we can get access again, although it’s now more cumbersome.”He said: “One of the biggest negatives for me was the hyperbole spoken by the Michael Goves, the David Frosts, the Boris Johnsons, who all knew what was going on and they were still spinning it and spinning it. And they’re still spinning it because, here we are, they’re still talking about how post-2026, they will deliver.
Park said: “It was in fish we didn’t catch. Dover sole was one of the big ones. What are we going to do with that?
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