Last modified on Tue 2 Feb 2021 16.50 EST
Fishers around the UK have been “devastated” by fresh problems with exporting their produce to the EU, after the government admitted that exports of live mussels, oysters, scallops and certain other shellfish would be subject to ongoing restrictions.
Those are all classified as “live bivalve molluscs” – a category which also includes cockles and clams. Under longstanding EU rules, catches of live bivalve molluscs from non-EU member states can only be imported without treatment if they come from waters deemed of the highest quality. Vessels from non-EU states also cannot land live bivalve molluscs in EU ports.
BBC News
By Roger Harrabin
Two of the UK’s most sensitive fishing sites are set to receive better protection.
The Marine Management Organisation says it plans to safeguard fishing areas in Dogger Bank and South Dorset by completely banning bottom trawling.
The sites are already designated as protected areas, but in reality they are not patrolled - and they’re both over-fished.
Greenpeace recently dropped concrete blocks on to Dogger Bank.
The intention was to deter bottom trawling. Another group, Blue Marine, took legal action to try to safeguard the sea bed.
Bottom trawling is a destructive type of fishing which involves dragging weighted nets across the sea floor.
will not row back on the 48-hour weekly working limit derived from the working time directive”.
Hours later, the Tories failed to vote to protect existing workers’ rights and failed to back the SNP’s legislation to end nasty ‘fire and rehire’ tactics.
Last night @theSNP voted to protect workers’ rights in the face of a Tory post-Brexit ‘review’ of employment protections, such as the 48hr working week, rest breaks and holiday pay.
All six Scottish Tory MPs abstained – including Douglas Ross #Brexit#workersrightspic.twitter.com/AIS8myKh9i
Scottish fishing
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Ben Habib believes the Prime Minister has failed to keep his pledge to take back control - stressing Mr Johnson had nobody to blame but himself for the anger voiced by many in the industry. Responding to EU expert Anand Menon, Mr Habib, one of 29 MEPs elected to the European Parliament in 2019, tweeted: “The problems with fishing cannot be blamed on Brexit.