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Significance
The UK government’s plans to take on key aspects of the governance and management of such issues have prompted accusations of a power-grab from Edinburgh and Cardiff, and threaten to trigger a constitutional crisis.
Impacts
The fisheries bill will test London’s commitment to seeking consensus with the devolved governments on areas of shared competence.
If London cannot gain an ‘opt-out’ from the Common Fisheries Policy in 2019, it will expose further weaknesses in its negotiating position.
Attempts by London to use EEZ access as a bargaining chip may boost independence support in Scottish fishing towns.
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