By Chris Campbell
Aaron Brown said the EU had "devastated" Scotland's fishing industry
Aaron Brown said the EU had "devastated" Scotland's fishing industry
The Scottish fishermen (click here) said the union’s control of the market had hampered the industry and the UK’s decision to exit the bloc would offer opportunities.
They added fishing quotas were restricting the amount of fish they could sell within the EU and incentives from the bloc to scrap boats had also damaged the industry.
Speaking from Peterhead Fish Market on DW News, fisherman Aaron Brown said: “The EU has devastated our industry.
“Fishermen, the markets that rely on the fishermen… industry, communities, it has been absolutely devastated....