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Fishermen gathering mussels on a beach (Image: GETTY) Shellfish farmers have warned they will be forced to close their firms if a solution to the ban isnt found (Image: GETTY) Ms Holmyard said she will have to make crucial decisions about the future of her firm over the coming months and may be forced to pack up if a solution to the ban isnt found. She argued that slapping on retaliatory restrictions on EU goods is not the sensible approach and urged the Government to instead thrash out an agre...

A SEAFOOD exporter has warned she will be forced to pack up her business after 30 years if the EUs ban on live shellfish exports from the UK is not lifted soon.

British fishermen are banned form selling some live shellfish to the EU (Image: GETTY) This creates significant problems for British fishermen as the majority of UK waters are not deemed to be "class A". Mr Daubneys call for EU fishing boats to be banned from entering British waters was backed by Brexit supporters on social media. One said: "The answer is stop all fishing in British waters, and in that way if they want shellfish they are going to have to buy it from us. Exclusive Economic Zones...

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MINISTERS are weighing up their options on how to respond to the EUs ban on shellfish exports from Britain in what could result in a series of post-Brexit Water Wars. Do you think Boris Johnson should retaliate against Brussels? Vote in Express.co.uk poll below.