UK fishing fleets unlikely to gain from Brexit despite Gove's claims, say experts

New government white paper states that Britain is planing no major changes to catch quotas

British fishing fleets will face a tough struggle to wring a substantial advantage from Brexit, despite the prime minister's promises, owing to key concessions in the government's fishing proposals and the difficulty of persuading other EU member states to give up their current rights in British and shared waters, the Guardian has found.

Michael Gove, the environment secretary, published a white paper on Wednesday setting out the UK's approach to fisheries after 2020, when the Brexit transition period is likely to end. He hailed "a sea of opportunity " we can take back control of our waters and revitalise coastal communities".