I am not a full on fishing expert, but I know some people who are :wink:
http://www.eurosceptic.com/channels/...g/contents.htm
The upshot of it is though, Brussels has been trying to control all fishing from it's central location. Any country in the EU is allowed some quota to come and fish our waters. This has meant British fishing fleets have been made to cut back and not fish as much, ruining the industry in this country.
Add this, the outrageous rules that are being pushed on the amounts of fish that these boats can land, and the poor fish have no chance. If a boat catches a lot of fish that is above the quota they are allowed, they have to throw them back INTO phpbb_the sea before reaching land. The fish are most likely dead, so huge amounts of fish are wasted and throwing dead fish INTO phpbb_the sea causes major problems in itself.
Britain did not have this problem when the EU were not in charge, and our fishing industry was thriving. Now it is an empty shell of what it was, all due to us handing all control over to Brussels. Fact.
I will get back to you with the figures side of things, as they seem to change every time I look, so I want to get some accurate ones. Anthony may have them to hand?