British fishing businesses could go bust or move to Europe because of post-Brexit trading disruption, industry figures have warned, writes the BBC. MPs were told paperwork due to new border controls had proved a
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The challenge came from Communist Senator Eric Bocquet during talks on the ratification of the Brexit trade deal in France s Senate earlier this week. Mr Bocquet warned fishing communities in his Hauts-de-France region have already suffered because of Britain s withdrawal from the European Union and insisted appropriate measures should be created to ensure access from 2026. Addressing colleagues, the French Senator said: The absence of realignment mechanisms risks le
Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the EU post-Brexit are not ironed out soon, industry groups told British government officials on Tuesday (2 March).
June Mummery branded the deal a disaster (Image: Unlocked UK)
Additional customs and paperwork delays meant it was currently taking up to 39 hours to get products to market - up from 22 prior to the Brexit deal coming into effect in January.
Ms Fordyce warned the UK risked being usurped by competitors as a result of the reputational damage being done to the country s fresh products.
She added: There are other countries waiting to take up these contracts - the Norwegians are all over the salmon. These will be long-term losses.
The Prime Minister, who previously said his Brexit deal would be very beneficial in the medium to long term for fishermen, reportedly wants Britons to eat more of the fish caught domestically, with most currently exported.