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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2013, 06:20 AM Jul 2013

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Fishing producers lose quota reallocation battle

The High Court has ruled in favour of reallocating some fishing rights from big producers to small-scale fishermen.

The UK Association of Fish Producer Organisations had challenged a decision to reallocate unused quota, essentially a licence to fish, worth more than £1m.

It argued the move was unlawful under both EU and domestic law, and amounted to an abuse of power.

But Mr Justice Cranston rejected the challenge and ruled that there was no discrimination.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23251821

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Fishing producers lose quota reallocation battle (Original Post) dipsydoodle Jul 2013 OP

Long overdue. The quota system is one of the programs that should have preference toward small boats idwiyo Jul 2013 #1

idwiyo

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1. Long overdue. The quota system is one of the programs that should have preference toward small boats