In Lincolnshire we know all about fishing, because Grimsby used to be the world’s greatest fishing port.
It beggars belief that we, a coastal nation, import twice as much fish as we export.
Fishermen feel completely betrayed after years of vassalage to the European Union and this latest deal.
We are where we are — we have this Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund now — so I want to end on a positive note by asking my favourite Minister: will she ensure that she uses the fund to recreate fishing in areas such as Grimsby, which now has a miniscule amount of fishing, to help them to modernise, get more staff and rebuild our industry?
