Thread by @verumandverus

BREXIT THREAD - British Fishing & The Referendum

All the talk has been about the fish, not the people who’s livelihoods depend on them. How did they vote in 2016? How will it effect the UK when we leave

Here’s the top 20 fishing ports by value of 1 month’s catch in Dec 2019 /1

No.1

Port: Peterhead
Fact: The largest fishing port in Europe
Constituency: Banff & Buchan
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 61.38%
Council: Aberdeenshire
IndyRef: NO - 60.36%
Catch: £5.9m
News: Interested in becoming a Freeport after we leave

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No.2

Port: Brixham
Fact: One of the largest fleets in England
Constituency: Totnes
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 53.89%
Catch: £3.2m
News: the harbour has undergone massive regeneration, including a new fish market.

Sarah Wollaston was removed as MP in 2019

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No.3

Port: Scrabster
Fact: A port since Viking times
Constituency: Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Party: LibDem
EURef: LEAVE - 51.34%
Council: Highland
IndyRef: NO - 52.92%
Catch: £2.9m
News: One of the fastest growing British ports. £50m investment near complete

/4

No.4

Port: Newlyn
Fact: 2nd largest fleet in England. A harbour since 15th century
Constituency: St Ives
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 54.77%
Catch: £2.1m
News: 600 vessels land up to 40 different species of fish every day at the fish market

/5

No.5

Port: Fraserburgh
Fact: Arguably the busiest deep sea trawler port in the UK
Constituency: Banff & Buchan
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 61.38%
Council: Aberdeenshire
IndyRef: NO - 60.36%
Catch: £1.9m

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No.6

Port: Lerwick
Fact: Largely developed as a fishing base in the early 17c by the Dutch (dank je wel)
Constituency: Orkney & Shetland
Party: LibDem
EURef: REMAIN - 59.72%
Council: Orkney & Shetland
IndyRef: NO - 65.45%
Catch: £1.8m

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No.7

Port: Kinlochbervie
Fact: For a small village punches well above it’s weight in the fishing league table
Constituency: Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
Party: LibDem
EURef: LEAVE - 51.34%
Council: Highland
IndyRef: NO - 52.92%
Catch: £1.4m

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No.8

Port: Scalloway
Fact: The largest Shetland island
Constituency: Orkney & Shetland
Party: LibDem
EURef: REMAIN - 59.72%
Council: Orkney & Shetland
IndyRef: NO - 65.45%
Catch: £1.4m
News: State of the art fish market completed in 2020

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No.9

Port: Plymouth
Fact: 2nd largest fish market in England selling 6k tonnes of fish pa
Constituency 1: Sutton & Devonport
Constituency 2: Moor View
Party: Labour
EURef: LEAVE - 54.41%
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 66.44%
Catch: £1.3m
News: A Freeport after we leave

/10

No.10

Port: Shoreham
Fact: A significant port since Roman times
Constituency: East Worthing & Shoreham
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 53.68%
Catch: £1m

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No.11

Port: North Shields
Fact: The largest prawn port in England
Constituency: North Tyneside
Party: Labour
EURef: LEAVE - 59.52%
Catch: £1m
News: Ichthyophobia is the fear of touching fish

/12

No.12

Port: Ullapool
Fact: Ian Blackford is the MP
Constituency: Ross, Skye & Lochaber
Party: SNP
EURef: REMAIN - 56.51%
Council: Highland
Indyref: NO - 52.92%
Catch: £700k

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No.13

Port: Bridlington
Fact: Major port for the British shellfish industry
Constituency: East Yorkshire
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 63.66%
Catch: £500k

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No.14

Port: Grimsby
Fact: At it’s 1950s peak it was the largest & busiest fishing port in the world
Constituency: Great Grimsby
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 71.45%
Catch: £500k
News: Will be a Freeport after we leave

/15

No.15

Port: Cullivoe
Fact: A former ferry port, the harbour was only built in 1991
Constituency: Orkney & Shetland
Party: LibDem
EURef: REMAIN - 59.72%
Council: Orkney & Shetland
Indyref: NO - 65.45%
Catch: £300k

/16

No.16

Port: Mallaig
Fact: Main commercial fishing port on the west coast of Scotland. The railway was used during filming of the Harry Potter series
Constituency: Ross, Skye & Lochaber
Party: SNP
EURef: REMAIN - 56.51%
Council: Highland
Indyref: NO - 52.92%
Catch: £300k

/17

No.17

Port: Scarborough
Fact: Britain’s original holiday resort
Constituency: Scarborough & Whitby
Party: Conservative
EURef: LEAVE - 61.32%
Catch: £300k

/18

No.18

Port: Kilkeel
Fact: Home of the largest fishing fleet in Northern Ireland
Constituency: South Down
Party: Sinn Fein
EURef: REMAIN - 67.2%
Catch: £300k

/19

No.19

Port: Portavogie
Fact: Jim Shannon is the MP & is 1 of only 40 MPs with #BrexitLegend status
Constituency: Strangford
Party: DUP
EURef: LEAVE - 55.5%
Catch: £200k

/20

No.20

Port: Ardglass
Fact: a fishing port for more than 2,000 years
Constituency: South Down
Party: Sinn Fein
EURef: REMAIN - 67.2%
Catch: £100k

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Summary:

Values sourced: UK Fisheries Administrations & represent landings into each port for the month of Dec 2019

Total landings by the UK fleet in 2019 vs 2018

Weight: -11%
Value: -6%

Cod -16% Hake -12% Plaice -21% Herring -27% Mackerel -22% Whiting +11% Nephrops +35%

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Voting Summary

Scotland: 9 ports, 4 constituencies, 1 Con, 2 LibDem, 1 SNP: 2 LEAVE, 2 REMAIN. All voted NO in IndyRef

England: 8 ports, 9 constituencies, 7 Con, 2 Lab:
9 LEAVE, 0 REMAIN

N. Ireland: 3 ports, 2 constituencies, 1 Sinn Fein, 1 DUP
1 LEAVE, 1 REMAIN

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