UK’s shellfish fishermen fear losing their homes over post-Brexit export ban

Published Feb 22, 2021

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Since Brexit, the European Union has imposed a ban on Shellfish exports from the UK unless they have been purified according to water regulatory standards. This has led to significant financial losses for UK shellfish fishermen, with one in five small businesses halting EU exports. The UK government is providing additional financial support to the industry, but fishermen are demanding that the government contest the ban.

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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. Since Britain left the EU on January 1, 'Class B' oysters, scallops, clams, cockles and mussels can’t be sold to the EU unless they’ve been purified in accordance with water regulatory standards. One fisherman told British broadcaster Sky News the situation is so bad they’re at risk of losing their homes. “If I’d never put money in the bank and my wife wasn’t working, I think we’d be out of a house,” said Tim Heard, 65, an oyster fisherman for 50 years. One in five UK small businesses has halted EU exports, accountants say The UK government on Sunday said that it would make extra financial support available to the industry, expanding eligibility criteria to include catching and shellfish aquaculture businesses. "Our fishermen are at the heart of many of our coastal communities and we recognise the impact of coronavirus and the end of the ...

Source: Thenational