Norway and Britain Reach ‘Historic’ Fisheries Agreement Ahead of Brexit

Norway and Britain Reach ‘Historic’ Fisheries Agreement Ahead of Brexit
Boats sail the River Tyne in North Shields, United Kingdom on March 15, 2019. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Norway and Britain reached a bilateral fisheries agreement on Wednesday, ahead of Britain’s exit from the European Union’s single market at the end of the year.

In a statement confirming that the “historic” agreement had been signed by both countries, the UK government said the deal was a “significant step forward” in the run-up to the UK leaving the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy at the end of 2020.