Hello All - I've been a bit thin on the ground as every day is a work day at the moment - either me or taking ds too and from his very rural work experience.
Fishing - I agree with all the points raised by previous posters:
see the UK fleet increase, leading to increased jobs in 'support industries' helping to regenerate the coastal communities, less carbon footprint from less import/export of catches to/from/and back to the UK, the increased ability to sustainably fish UK waters.
Cheaper fish (maybe remove vat from fish and chips too).
I would like to add:
Some say that the Fishing Industry is such an insignificant % of GDP that it's worth sacrificing to ensure a better deal with the EU.
Not everything is about being the biggest contribution to the Economy - so the people that are involved in UK Fishing are insignificant because they are a minority? That's a pretty dire point of view and takes no account of the culture and beliefs of these indigeneous minority workers. Never mind that producing food is one of the most valuable things that people can be employed in.
Same applies to agriculture - a very low % of the population work in agriculture - do we then throw up our hands and say all farming is insignificant and stop producing any food at all?
Given we're all supposed to starve or have food shortages due to leaving the EU, surely it would be essential, if not at least sensible to support the UK Fishing and Farming Industries as much as possible.