Rye MP, Amber Rudd, fights for fishing fleet.

Rye’s fishermen are struggling to make a living due to crippling quotas which affect the under ten metre boats that make up the local fishing fleet.

The Common Fisheries Policy has failed to conserve fish stocks and failed fishermen and consumers says Amber.

She is welcoming the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s proposals for reform of the policy.

In a recent parliamentary speech Amber called on the Government to use the current round of Common Fisheries Policy reform to argue for a reduction in micro-management from Brussels, greater devolution of fishing policy to member states, the introduction of greater regional ecosystem-based management and more scientific research to underpin decision-making in order to secure the future of coastal communities and the health of the marine ecosystem.