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THE “sheer scale” of uncertainty created by Brexit is proving extremely challenging for fishing and farming businesses, MSPs have been told.
The sort of minimal deal he is after would be a disaster for an industry that relies on frictionless trade.
The Brexit trade deal hailed as a £148 million boost to the UK fishing fleet over the next five years will instead punish the industry to the tune of more than £300m, a new report says.
Raab claims EU trade agreement is ‘great deal’ for fishermen, as firms complain of costs and delays
17/01/2021
Foreign secretary ‘not convinced’ woes of industry caused by Brexit deal.
Scottish fishermen have resorted to sailing to Denmark to land their catch as Brexit red tape continues to delay exports, an industry body has said.
Scottish fishermen eviscerate Boris Johnson’s ‘desperately poor’ Brexit deal in angry letter as losses mount
15/01/2021
Scottish Fishermen’s Federation accuses prime minister of misleading public about EU trade agreement.
Scottish seafood chief Jimmy Buchan urges new minister to consider all of fishing industry post-Brexit
25/05/2021
One of the top Scottish seafood champions wants the new fisheries minister to visit the north-east as soon as possible to help the sector thrive post-Brexit rather than just survive.
Who really owns UK fishing quotas?
07/12/2020
Fishing has been one of the key sticking points in talks over a future UK/EU trade deal.