Fish in British waters are “better and happier” after Brexit, according to Jacob Rees-Mogg.

At New Smithfield Market the Chancellor's claims that Brexit would 'energise' Britain's economy were given short shrift.

Comparing the stories encouraging people to vote to leave the EU to those we've seen in recent weeks paints rather a bleak picture.

Seafood sector representatives have said exports have "slowed to a trickle" amid what is described as a Brexit "export crisis".

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.

Here are all the questions you might have wanted to ask about fish, but were too afraid to ask.

Fishing was one of the final sticking points in the post-Brexit trade talks. While fishing is a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the Channel, it carries big political weight.

"It's slow, it's outdated, it's challenging in a number of ways we never expected," says Charlie Samways.

Legal experts at Walker Morris discuss what food businesses need to know about phases 2 and 3 of implementing checks at the Great Britain/EU border now the Brexit transition period has ended.

“This has placed British businesses at a competitive disadvantage and reduced the incentive on the European Commission to negotiate measures that would lessen the burdens facing British producers."

Almost 50% decline shows need for veterinary deal to ease ‘red tape mountain’, says Labour.

Boris Johnson’s claim that British kipper producers are being hit by EU food safety rules was branded "fake news" by Brussels, after it emerged the regulations had been imposed by the UK government.

The EU has accused UK leadership hopeful Boris Johnson of fake news over his complaint that "Brussels bureaucrats" made life hard for smoked herring sellers. It emerged that the rules were made by the UK, and not the EU.

A Caithness fish exporter has revealed how post-Brexit bureaucracy has resulted in shipments of fresh produce taking up to three days longer to reach vital European Union markets.

A Scottish customs clearance house that would allow seafood and fish exports to flow faster into Europe should be established at ports, MSPs have been told.

‘Like a ghost town’: Food boss laments collapse in trade at fish market as exports to EU face barriers.

There are fears that the cost of carrying out extra Brexit border checks may fall on island ratepayers unless more cash is forthcoming from central Government.

Cornwall Chamber of Commerce says some are reporting long delays and even being refused entry

As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.

HMRC figures reveal huge year-on-year falls in trade, with whisky, cheese and chocolate worst hit.

Time-sensitive seafood exports have been hit hard as the fishing industry struggles to deal with long-winded paperwork and new rules

Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.

... a cross-party report on the UK's membership of the European Union (EU) in advance of the UK referendum on 23 June. This revealed that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) had submitted a paper raising concerns about the negative implications for the Falkland Islands' economy and people of a UK withdrawal from the EU.

About one in 10 fish battered and sold in Britain’s takeaways comes from the Arctic territory.

The UK's fish and shellfish exports to the European Union dropped by a whopping 83% in January, while meat sales dropped by two-thirds, with Brexit being blamed as the primary reason.

Boris Johnson’s “sea of opportunity” promise to fishermen has turned into a “nightmare”, with hundreds of thousands of pounds of sales lost due to new red tape, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.

Fishers have wholeheartedly supported leaving the EU, believing that it and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) have been the cause of the difficulties that their industry has experienced in the last four decades, difficulties that many continue to suffer.

The two perishable products have been exempted from rules on how to manage traffic approaching the port of Dover.

Export firms point to post-Brexit delays around health certificates, IT systems and missing customs papers.

Four years ago, Brexiteers led an iceberg-worthy event on the Thames. Now they’ve ghosted an entire industry.

"He can’t wriggle out of this one, the net is closing in on him," Luke Pollard said.

What has changed in the 31 days since the UK left and how has it impacted consumers and businesses?

Speaking at the final hustings before the next prime minister is announced, leadership candidate Boris Johnson pulled a kipper out from under the podium.

Christine also mentions Tim Martin's newspaper regarding sourcing drinks from outside of the EU, which can already be done freely. There's no EU duty of beer or spirits.

"No amount of top spin from the prime minister" would make the problems facing the industry go away, Labour said in response.

Claims by Boris Johnson that regulations imposed by “Brussels bureaucrats” were damaging the trade in kippers have been debunked by the European commission, which said that the food safety obligations criticised by him were due to rules set by Britain.

Lorry drivers have been holding up the traffic in Westminster to protest about difficulties selling fish exports to EU nations this year.

Marks & Spencer has warned that up to 15% of its food product lines could be unavailable in its Northern Ireland shops in January.

The head of a major seafood company in the Scottish Borders says Brexit has "more or less finished" his business.

Highlands & Islands MSP Maree Todd has spoken of the ‘devastating impact’ of Brexit on fish and seafood exporters across the region, which is leaving businesses on the ‘brink of collapse’.

Committee raises concerns of ‘serious repercussions for our producers’.

NEW data from the Office for National Statistics reveals the true extent of Brexit’s devastating impact on the Scottish food and drink sector.

A seafood restaurant in Portstewart has announced it will be changing its menu after running out of fish this week.

An Oxford MP has slammed Boris Johnson’s trade deal with Europe as “botched”, stating it has sold many industries “down the river”.

Post-Brexit red tape is causing some UK exports to the EU to grind to a halt, industry bodies have warned, as the new rules that came into force at New Year begin to bite.

The government is under pressure to redesign its £23million support scheme for seafood businesses disrupted by Brexit, as many say they're falling through the cracks and missing out on funding due to flaws in the criteria.

“Will he (Gove) make clear that the Protocol is causing societal and economic damage to the union, and will he press on with the alternative arrangements that he previously supported and signed up to?”

Brexit might be done and dusted, but its specter will loom over Britain for a long time yet.

Aberdeen-based exporter John Ross says the last few months have been the company's hardest in 30 years.

James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, said the situation is a ‘real crisis’ for exporters.

CUSTOMS arrangements in the wake of Brexit are causing delays as “entire trailers” need to be checked rather than samples, members of the Scottish seafood industry have said.

SEAFOOD producers in Scotland have voiced disappointment as the UK Government launched its £23 million support scheme for the sector.

Exporters are struggling to get their produce across the EU border in time due to additional safety checks and administration.

It comes amid reports of Scottish fish being left to rot due to bureaucracy in what has been dubbed the “Brexit fishing disaster”.

A group of Scottish fishermen furious over Brexit red tape has vowed to dump rotting seafood outside Downing Street.

Seafood exporters have claimed post-Brexit customs arrangements are causing delays as "entire trailers" need to be checked rather than samples.

Exports of Scottish seafood from smaller companies are to be halted for a further five days by the transport company that handles most of the trade.

Scottish seafood bosses have accused ministers of being "in denial" over the scale of the problem facing exporters in the post-Brexit world.

Representatives from Scotland's fishing and seafood industry are briefing politicians on the impact of the Brexit trade deal.

Seafood companies have warned they could go under in days as they face long delays getting into the EU, ruining produce.

Just in case a Brexit vote today marks the beginning of the end of the euro-myth, we celebrate the most inventive red herrings of all and judge just how truthful they were.

David Hencke reports on the growing problems experienced by firms trading with the EU and the lack of help from the Vote Leave Government.

Three years after Brexit, Scotland’s fishing and seafood industries are still snarled in costly red tape, worker shortages and disappointing catch quotas, leaders warn.

The price of a container of imported fish has jumped by £11,000 - just don't mention the B word!

British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of Brexit.

UK food and drink exports to the European Union almost halved in the first three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2020.

THE UK Government has u-turned on the Prime Minister’s pledge to compensate fishing firms caught up in Brexit ‘red tape’.

Exports of fish and meat from the UK to the EU saw a dramatic dip in January compared with the previous year, compounding the chaos following the end of the Brexit transition period.

The European Commission and the UK government has agreed on requirements for the labelling on agri-food retail goods. The label will be placed at different levels starting from individual, box, shelf signs and posters.

The European Commission and the UK government has agreed on requirements for the labelling on agri-food retail goods.

An Urmston fishmonger's of five years is to close its doors for the last time this weekend.

The UK’s exit from the EU has vast implications for our food, fishing and farming and Sustain is campaigning to ensure that our leaders continue to uphold good standards in all these areas.

Grace periods for implementing post-Brexit checks on goods going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland are at the centre of tensions between the EU and UK.

New regulations intended to protect biosecurity by imposing controls on plant and animal products mean the UK is "going back in time," according to British importers and European suppliers.

UK fishermen were facing a growing crisis today as they were forced to halt exports to the European Union because of a mountain of bureaucracy.