At the beginning of February, the EU told British fishermen they faced being indefinitely banned from exporting live mussels, oysters, clams, cockles and scallops from UK waters because it is now a…
In an attack on the Prime Minister and the Government, a former Brexit Party MEP has asked why the industry was not prepared after five years of negotiations. In a tweet, former…
Brexit: Expert expresses concern for fishing industry future New rules mean UK exporters of live shellfish including mussels, oysters, clams, scallops and cockles can no longer be sent across the Channel. The…
UK exporters of live shellfish including, mussels, oysters, clams, scallops and cockles have hit a brick wall in recent weeks as new rules mean their products can no longer be sent across…
EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius said the negotiations should be concluded as soon as possible and that an agreement can be reached on future fish catches in the coming weeks. After consultations with…
Fishing chief discusses ‘unworkable’ EU legislation EU fisheries ministers held a meeting on Monday via video conference, with the deadline for an agreement on provisional quotas fast approaching at the end of…
It has emerged the Crown Dependency, which is not part of the UK but often aligns policies and agreements, have had individual discussions with Brussels counterparts regarding fishing. The move has been branded…
Brexit: George Eustice questions change in EU regulations Jeremy Percy, chairman of the New Under Tens Fishing Association (NUFTA), accused Environment Secretary George Eustice of adopting a “dog ate my homework” approach…
The new position, announced by the EU Commission earlier this month, prevent scallops, clams, cockles, oysters and mussels known as bivalve molluscs from being exported to the bloc. The move has been…