Tories urged to end ‘idiotic’ £1.8bn tax break for UK fishing fleet

The government needs to urgently end polluting tax breaks for the UK fishing fleet that threaten to “empty the ocean of fish”, say conservationists, after…

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First WTO deal on fishing subsidies hailed as historic despite ‘big holes’

After 20 years of failed negotiations, the World Trade Organization has secured a deal to curb harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing. Conservationists and campaign…

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