Fishing opportunities in the United Kingdom have long been a hotly contested issue. In the wake of Brexit, British fishers are facing up to the realities of new political, regulatory, and logistical challenges, as well as mismanaged environmental capital. Decades of overfishing have made the situation critical, given that both stocks and the livelihoods of small-scale fishers1 are now so fragile. In order to survey the current landscape, this review examines material from a variety of sources worldwide (fisheries bodies, fishing industry organisations, governments, judiciary, academia, environmental groups, European Commission, European Court of Auditors), as well as stakeholder interviews and a targeted data sample from the UK fixed quota allocation register and related public financial declarations.
Fish Aggregating Devices in Responsible Tuna Fisheries Symposium Report
The European Union has held a dominant position among Indian Ocean tuna fleets since the 1980s, despite the ocean’s distance from Europe. At times, vessels flying Spanish or French flags accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the catch of the region’s three key tropical tuna species: skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye.
07 May 2026
