Breskum sjávarútvegi var lofað "hafinu af tækifærum" eftir Brexit en árangurinn hefur verið blandaður. Bretar endurheimtu um 25% af kvóta sem ESB-skip höfðu veitt í breskri lögsögu en útflutningur til ESB — 75% af heildarfiskútflutningi — varð 10–15% dýrari vegna tolla- og heilbrigðiseftirlits. Aflaverðmæti jókst um 5% en störfum hélt áfram að fækka.
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The UK fishing industry, which was promised a post-Brexit 'sea of opportunity', has experienced mixed outcomes. Under the TCA, the UK regained approximately 25% of the quota previously fished by EU vessels in UK waters, phased in over 5.5 years (2021–2026). However, UK fish exports to the EU — which accounted for ~75% of UK fish exports — faced new customs checks, health certificates, and border delays, increasing costs by an estimated 10–15% and causing significant disruption to perishable exports. The UK fishing fleet's total catch value increased by approximately 5% between 2019 and 2024 (largely reflecting higher fish prices), but employment in the sector continued to decline. The Scottish fishing industry was particularly critical of the TCA's terms, calling them a 'betrayal'.
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UK Marine Management Organisation — UK Sea Fisheries Statistics; House of Lords European Affairs Committee — Brexit and fisheries (2023)
Breska hafstjórnunarstofnunin (Marine Management Organisation) birtir árlegar fiskveiðitölur og Efri deild breska þingsins hefur gefið út úttektir á áhrifum Brexit á sjávarútveg.
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The UK's fisheries represent approximately 0.1% of GDP, compared to Iceland's ~8% (direct + indirect). Iceland's fishing industry is far more efficient and internationally competitive. The UK's disappointing fisheries outcome reflects the political dynamics of the TCA negotiation (fisheries were traded against other priorities), not an inherent impossibility of managing fisheries outside the EU.
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Þrír hópar sem myndu hagnast mest á aðild Íslands að Evrópusambandinu Vísir
- Staðfest Styður Sjávarútvegur er alger aukabúgrein í nánast öllum ESB-ríkjum, ekki síst eftir útgöngu Bretlands.