UK could create 5,000 jobs by moving to sustainable fishing, says report

Sustainable catch limits on key species after Brexit would also boost the economy by more than 300m a year as stocks recover, analysis shows

Moving to sustainable catches of the most important species of fish would generate 5,000 new jobs and add more than 300m a year to the economy, after the UK leaves the EU's common fisheries policy, a new report has found.

Sustainable management of fish stocks would require limits on fishing for several years, as the current EU policies allow catches greater than populations of some key species can readily recover from, but within about seven to 10 years of setting its own policies the UK could be reaping the benefits, according to Oceana, a non-governmental organisation that focuses on fishing.