This tweet will be long but stick with it
It's for the benefit of the #FBPE liars.
The common fisheries policy started in 1970 but the uk did not really sign up to all of it until 1995.
When i began fishing in 1993 we were already using quotas but not imposed by the EU. Part 1

Scottish fishermen were working with scientists to fish responsibly and we were happy to because we know our seas better than anyone and we know where fish move to.
When 1995 came British fishermen were worried about the coming changes. We saw a massive surge in Spanish boats /2

Then the French boats came and it became an issue.
After you sail past 12 miles off the uk coast the seas are legally anyone's from the Eu to fish.
The problem with that is not all species can be found that far out so they started fishing closer to our shores. Illegally part 3

As the 90s went on the quotas got stricter which put lots of British fishermen out of business because they were already struggling. This also raised fish prices so foreign vessels wanted more of our fish.
The CFP is reviewed every 3-5 years and by the end of the 90s quotas part4