Linking UK quota and beneficial ownership (BO) registers reveals five families control 29% of England's fishing quota; small-scale fishers hold just 2%

Bulk analysis linking the UK's Fixed Quota Allocation register to the BO register found that five wealthy families control 29% of England's fishing quota, with over two-thirds held by just 25 companies. Small-scale fishers – more than three-quarters of the fleet by number – hold just 2% of total quota.

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