Brexit: Irish fishermen demand new fishing quotas

Brexit Irish fishermen demand new fishing quotas

Three years after Brexit, Irish fishermen stick out their tongues. Very limited by increasingly restrictive fishing quotas, the Irish say they are sacrificed in the face of English fishermen who have obtained much greater fishing authorizations. These fishing quotas set by the European Union to avoid intensive fishing were fiercely negotiated, but today, Ireland claims to be aggrieved with a loss of income estimated at 43 million euros per year. Our correspondent Laura Taouchanov went to the small village of Castletownbere which is 90% dependent on fishing like many coastal villages on the island.

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