Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Brexit Bites for British Businesses as Border Delays Slow Trade Henry Ridgwell LONDON - Despite making up just 0.1% of Britain's economy, fishing played an outsized role in the brinkmanship leading up to December's Brexit agreement between London and Brussels. Many Brexit supporters saw regaining control of the country's sovereign waters as totemic. A month since the agreement was signed, many fishermen say they feel betrayed. .