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Many cockles and mussels producers in Wales have been told they cannot continue exporting to the EU because the water quality is not good enough.
The EU has told British fishermen they are indefinitely banned from selling live mussels, oysters, clams, cockles and scallops to its member states.
In another example of post-Brexit trade problems, many UK fishermen are now struggling to export their catch to the EU.
The government is “in denial” about the size of disruption to the UK’s fishing industry post-Brexit, according to Scottish industry leaders.
Government Is Writing To The EU Over Post-Brexit Shellfish Ban Which Threatens To Destroy Businesses
05/02/2021
The government is set to write to the European Union as soon as today about the bloc's post-Brexit ban on mussels, cockles, and other shellfish caught in UK waters, PoliticsHome has learned.
Eighth-generation oysterman Tom Haward explains how Brexit is pummelling the fishing industry.
Lucrative live shellfish trade also hit hard, with consultation over further restrictions on live animal exports ending soon.
"It's slow, it's outdated, it's challenging in a number of ways we never expected," says Charlie Samways.
A Fisherman In Yorkshire Says He is Closing His 40-Year-Old Business Due To Brexit Red Tape
08/02/2021
A decades-old fishing business in a major British shellfish port has said that it has been forced to close due to new paperwork brought about by the UK's exit from the European Union.
Owner of first lobster tank business in Europe's largest shellfish port forced to close 'due to Brexit restraints'
08/02/2021
The owner of the first lobster tank business in Europe’s largest shellfish port has revealed he has been forced to close, alluding to Brexit restraints as the main reason.
Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish, Bridlington
"Every time you send out transport with lobster, it is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in your gun.”
Cornish fishers renaming species unpopular with British buyers after Brexit disrupts EU market
09/02/2021
Megrim and spider crab will be rebranded in desperate attempt to boost domestic market.
The moves are reminiscent of other changes to fish names to make them sound more appealing. Patagonian toothfish, for example, was changed to become Chilean seabass in the United States and Canada.
SEAFOOD producers in Scotland have voiced disappointment as the UK Government launched its £23 million support scheme for the sector.
A pioneering exporter who sold lobsters to Europe from the Yorkshire coast has been forced to wind up his 40-year-old family business – because of Brexit red tape.
EU Says A Post-Brexit Shellfish Export Ban Is Indefinite, After Government Claimed It Was Only Temporary
01/02/2021
The European Union has told the UK shellfish industry that thousands of tonnes of oyster, mussel, clam, cockle and scallop exports are banned from the bloc indefinitely.
Wales' £39m commercial fishing sector will be "devastated" by changes under the Brexit trade deal, fishermen have warned.
The Brexit shellfish fiasco, explained
19/02/2021
The shellfish industry between the EU and the UK was a textbook case of supply and demand working perfectly—Brexit has complicated that, and livelihoods are on the line
Shellfish fishermen in the UK revealed that many fear for their future as a result of the post-Brexit European Union ban on their exports.
The Shellfish Association of Great Britain wrote to its members stating that in private the UK government had “changed this position” and confirmed that the EU’s stance “is correct”.
Brexit red tape causes UK exporter to open EU base - as paperwork costs put some out of business
24/02/2021
The UK’s biggest shellfish exporter says it’s opening an EU base to avoid paying up to £1 million a year in Brexit-related red tape.
Brexit red tape causes UK exporter to open EU base - as paperwork costs put some out of business
25/02/2021
The UK’s biggest shellfish exporter says it’s opening an EU base to avoid paying up to £1 million a year in Brexit-related red tape.
British fishing businesses could go bust or move to Europe because of post-Brexit trading disruption, industry figures have warned.