We have to accept that, as politicians, we are responsible for the problems in the sector as we agreed a political trade-off at EU level. We gave away our fish in return for concessions in areas like the Common Agricultural Policy. We did not value or have any meas on our fish stocks, but instead found it convenient to trade them. We sold our birthright for a mess of potage by tolerating the activities of Spanish fishermen. I hope I do not sound racist when I say that I make no apologies for pointing out that it is perfectly clear that Spanish fishermen have been brigands. The reports of problems off our coast I have heard over many years have invariably mentioned Spanish trawlers, or trawlers from other countries with Spanish crews. There is a voracious appetite for fish in Spain, a country which has wonderful seafood recipes. Spanish fishermen do not give a damn about what they have to do to get fish. When our seas were closed to them, they constantly moved into our waters anyway.