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Europe s biggest fish market like a ghost town due to Brexit – industry head

Scottish seafood firms are days from collapse

What new customs checks are needed for fish and what is causing the delays?  Fish exports from Scotland to the EU are being held up by the deluge of additional paperwork involved in the new customs arrangements, IT problems and delays to safety checks.  All exports require a catch certificate to prove the fish has been landed by a UK flagged catching vessel into the UK, and an export health certificate.  Last night, sources said vet checks on live seafood exports were taking up to four hours to complete, when they should take between 45 minutes to an hour.    In addition, rather than a few boxes being removed for checks, entire trailers are being emptied so every box and label can be checked.  

UK fish better and happier since Brexit happened, claims Jacob Rees-Mogg despite industry fury

A Government minister claimed fish in UK waters are better and happier since Brexit took place - amid growing fury at red tape costing the seafood industry millions. Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg made the claim in the Commons today after days of claims that exporters have been hit by a perfect storm of bureaucracy, IT problems and confusion since the EU trade agreement kicked in on January 1. There were complaints of shellfish rotting in ports as the disastrous hold-ups meant they could not be sold in Europe. After SNP politicians claimed that the hold-ups were costing £1million per day, Tory Brexiteer Mr Rees-Mogg said: What is happening is that the Government is tackling this issue, dealing with it as quickly as possible, and the key thing is we ve got our fish back.

Fergus Ewing says seafood firms should not have to bear the cost of Brexit

Fergus Ewing says seafood firms should not have to bear the cost of Brexit © Poolphoto/Fraser Bremner/Scottish Daily Mail Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has met key seafood businesses and organisations to discuss ongoing issues affecting trade. Following the meeting, Mr Ewing said: “The plain facts are these very serious problems have arisen because of Brexit and the UK Government’s failure to agree to proposals about how to implement it – in particular the proposal for a six months grace period in which teething issues and new systems could have been worked in.

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