An EU fisheries deal on catches for next year was hailed by the UK today as good for the fishing industry and good for "the health of our seas".
Westminster fisheries minister Richard Benyon emerged from marathon talks just before dawn after fending off a range of quota cuts on the grounds that the need for more reductions was not backed by scientific evidence.
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