The Fish and Fin

[HateIsNotGood]

Welcome to The Fish and Fin - a thread dedicated to the current Brexit negotiations that pit Fishing and Finance against each other...

I have created a Premises Sign - the premises have many different rooms - a structure where variations of debates can be undertaken.

I will next post the Room Names - such as Artists Corner (memes, etc), History Channel (for all the older info that has gone before), The Ring ( for 1:1 debates) The Library etc.

My own support is for Fishing, basically because we are an Island surrounded on all sides by Sea - fish is a very important commodity for the UK.

Yes it currently is a very insignificant % of GDP but does that make it insignificant - from a socio-economic perspective, from the many deprived coastal communities affected by many things, including fishing. Isn't it best to focus some attention on what can be achieved for these communities with the resources that are already available, rather than those that might be.

Sustainability and Environmental Protection - very, very important and more easily managed if the majority of fish caught were landed at UK Ports.

Yeah but who sold or their Quota then? - I'm sure there's many that regret doing so, in retrospect. However, given Fishing is one of the most dangerous professions - given the choice of sending more Fathers and Sons out to their possible deaths or we 'could cash out now lads' - I couldn't be sure what choice I'd make.

Anyway, I'll post my Thread Structure Idea next.

Yes Hatels CV19 has the potential to define europe and the RoW for years to come.
The 1918 virus was initially a mild influenza, it mutated into a highly aggressive form.

Travel and global trade may change completely but that also means europeans are even less likely to give up their traditional fishing grounds without a fight plus of course trade with our nearest neighbours becomes even more important, CV may well put an end to "Global Britain" before its even set sail.

LQ, going to try that clam dish, love seafood.

At least that's 3 of us that are looking forward to Razor Clams a la LQ - every cloud and all that...

....Known as spoots in Scotland.

Hatels with french of course!

How are Spoots eaten mockers? And thanks for giving me a new word to chase around my head - spoots; the linguistic contributions that the Scots have given mankind almost surpass their other world-changing contributions sometimes I think.

"Spoots" because they spoot water when you pull them out of the sand.

I am no expert and would not dare suggest they are deep-fired in batter like pizza and mars bars.

Here is a posh Edinburgh fishmonger's take on them:

armstrongsofstockbridge.co.uk/spoots-razor-clams/

Aww Mockers
as somebody who has eaten and REALLY enjoyed razor clams
that recipe is LUSH
it would be the most amazing meal - and with good tangy dips possibly a dinner party piece

in France everybody ate 'violets' stirred into pasta and quahogs and other big clams are now all over the UK