A British fishing trawler (left) passes an Icelandic patrol boat (right) (Public domain)

What Were The Cod Wars?

“If you fish and catch nothing, you have still caught a lesson.”

There is a dispute brewing between the United Kingdom and the European Union over fishing rights surrounding the British Isles. This is the latest in a long, long line of open water fishery disputes that have plagued nations for centuries. The latest Brexit-fueled disagreement over fishing rights, catch limits and…