Europe has always been closely tied to the sea. So it is pretty amazing to me that the EU has agreed to basically share common waters under the EU Common Fisheries Policy.
So the EU has one single EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) that any EU fisherman can fish in.
http://britishseafishing.co.uk/conservation/common-fisheries-policy-cfp/
"This meant that EU fishermen could effectively fish anywhere in the EU’s EEZ, and the same rules and regulations would apply to all. Fishermen from any EU nation can fish freely within any other EU countries waters (although licensing and quotas still apply)."
Fishing is one reason (not the only reason) why Iceland is not in the EU--they would have to give up whaling, which is not a huge industry but is a deep, ancient part of culture in Iceland.
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