Let’s take back control of our fishing waters”. A famous catch phrase used by Nigel Farage in the lead up to the 2016 Brexit referendum, and subsequently by Boris Johnson during the Brexit negotiations.

In Kingston upon Hull, one of the UK’s main sea fishing ports for over 150 years, 67.6% voted leave. Many fishermen were among them, hoping a departure from the European Union would benefit the industry.

But now, eight years since the EU referendum, the UK fishing industry is struggling and the fishing docks in Hull are the opposite of lively.

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