Covid-19: Tonnes of Scottish seafood exports stuck at Dover
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image captionLorries parked on the M20 motorway towards Eurotunnel and the port of Dover on Monday
Tonnes of Scottish seafood worth millions of pounds and destined for continental European markets are stuck at Dover .
A growing number of countries have banned arrivals from the UK because of concerns at the spread of a new variant of coronavirus.
The Scottish seafood industry has called for an urgent resolution.
Salmon and shellfish are among the produce involved, and for many Scottish fishermen Christmas is their busiest time of the year.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said ministers were pressing the UK government to find an urgent solution and get the Channel ports open again .