High Court ruling clears way for major shake-up of fishing quota system, says Greenpeace
10 July 2013 – For immediate release
Greenpeace is urging the government to push ahead with a major
shake-up of the UK fishing quota system after an attempt by big fishing firms
to protect their stranglehold on Britain's fish was roundly defeated in the
High Court.
In a landmark ruling on an unprecedented legal battle for the
control of the UK fishing quota, the court backed the government's decision to
redistribute some of the unused fishing allowances held by the industry
heavyweights to small inshore fishing boats [1].
