'It will benefit the powerful': row over Brixham fish market levelling up plan

Conservationists and smaller fishers say expansion scheme is 'good for the big boys' but will not benefit Devon portA scheme to double the size of England's most lucrative fish market and provide more room for "industrial" trawlers using levelling up funds has been condemned by green campaigners, smaller-scale fishers and leisure boat enthusiasts.Critics claim the plans for the Devon harbour town of Brixham, which is expected to land a record-breaking ?50m worth of fish this year, will lead to more environmentally damaging fishing practices, increase lorry movements and benefit a few powerful businesses rather than improving the town as a whole. Continue reading...