ABOARD THE WHITBY ROSE, North Sea (Reuters) – His eyes fixed on the North Sea horizon, British skipper Howard Locker steers his boat far out to sea where he hopes to stumble on enough fish to save the day. But things are not looking good for Locker – one of the last remaining trawler men in the north-eastern town of Whitby where fishing quotas, climate change and decades of overfishing have crushed the local fishing industry. "The market has collapsed," said Locker, who has been fishing out of the harbour for more than 40 years. …
Furious with Europe, British fishermen lament demise of trade
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