Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

A lot of the fish that British vessels catch is exported. The British are a bit like us. Although they are an island nation, they do not eat a lot of fish. Their main export market is clearly the EU. The UK will face a tariff on these exports whereas we will not. One would imagine that when the UK Government negotiates, it will have to bear this in mind as well. People talk about the doomsday scenario. When we examine all of this, one of the big questions is how much of a positive this will represent for the British fishing industry. The British seem to think that Brexit will bring them a bonanza. I wonder about that. Is it possible that the British could find their vessels have access to more fish because the quotas will not apply, but they are then unable to sell that fish? It may not be of any benefit at all.