Scottish Fishing Lobby Turns on Johnson for Failing Industry
- Brexit deal is ‘desperately poor’ for fishermen, group says
- Scottish Fishermen’s Federation had previously hailed Brexit
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A Scottish fishing lobby group that once hailed Brexit as an opportunity slammed U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s trade accord with the European Union, labeling it a “desperately poor deal” for fishermen.
Elspeth Macdonald, chief executive officer of the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation, said the accord had failed to secure an adequate increase in the country’s share of the catch, and had added major obstacles to getting produce to market.