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Caithness fish exporter calls for change as shipments take up to three days longer to reach EU customers By Alan Hendry
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Updated: 11:11, 03 February 2021
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Will Calder jnr, director of Scrabster Seafoods.
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.
Will Calder jnr, director of Scrabster Seafoods, called for a change in border procedures so that, even if there is a problem with paperwork, exports can still be allowed into the EU without delay on the understanding that the correct documentation will be supplied within 48 hours.
MONEY for the seafood and fishing industry has been allocated to help the sector deal with the impact of coronavirus and Brexit. A new £7.75 million funding package will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses, ports and harbours, the Scottish Government has announced. The package includes £6.45m for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fund to provide support to eligible shellfish catchers and producers, in addition to trout farmers who have faced issues exporting to the EU. A further £1m is available to support the investment plans of ports and harbours faced with a loss of income through landing fees and £300,000 has been awarded to the Fishermen’s Mission for the welfare and emergency support activities to held workers in hardship.
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THE SCOTTISH Government has announced a new £7.75 million funding package in support of fishermen and seafood businesses threatened by the ongoing effects of Covid-19 and EU exit.
The package includes:
£6.45 million for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fund which will provide support to eligible shellfish catchers and producers, in addition to trout farmers who have faced issues exporting to the EU;
£1 million to be made available to support the investment plans of ports and harbours faced with a loss of income through landing fees, and
up to £300,000 to assist the welfare and emergency support activities of the Fishermenâs Mission in recognition of the hardship facing people working in the sector at this time.
The seafood sector has welcomed funding for the industry in Scotland as it bids to cope with the impact of Brexit on the back of coranvirus A new £7.75 million funding package will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses, ports and harbours, the Scottish Government said. The package includes £6.45 million for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fund to provide support to eligible shellfish catchers and producers, in addition to trout farmers who have faced issues exporting to the EU. A further £1 million is available to support the investment plans of ports and harbours faced with a loss of income through landing fees and £300,000 has been awarded to the Fishermen s Mission for the welfare and emergency support activities to held workers in hardship.