Former EU fisheries chief brands UK's post-Brexit plan an ‘illusion’

Maria Damanaki questioned feasibility of UK controlling stocks or setting its own catches without input from EuropeThe EU’s former fisheries chief has said it is an illusion that the UK will be able to dictate its fishing policies after Brexit.Maria Damanaki, the former commissioner for fisheries, who oversaw the most sweeping reforms of the EU’s common fisheries policy in decades, said: “The idea that you can control fisheries at a national level is an illusion for any country