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A shellfish company trading out of Barrow has 'exported nothing since January 1' due to trade issues resulting from Brexit. The European Union has recently told British fishermen that they are banned from selling oysters, mussels, cockles, clams, and scallops in their member states. Those in the trade have been told by the Government that such a ban could be lifted in April. However, Rob Benson, director of Kingfisher Seafoods Limited, has said that this ban has always been in place for those not in the EU to avoid lower quality products entering the market. He went on to say how th...

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UK fishermen to be hit with permanent ban on selling shellfish to EU British fishermen produce more than 25,000 tonnes of mussels each year, with around two-thirds sold to EU countries. (Getty Images) The UK’s fishermen have been warned they face a permanent ban of selling some types of shellfish to the EU as they no longer conform to the bloc’s safety standards. The post-Brexit ban is set to include oysters, mussels, scallops, cockles and clams. It comes after thousands of tonnes of British shellfish has been unable to be sold in the EU since 1 January as they do not com...

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Exclusive: EU Says A Post-Brexit Shellfish Export Ban Is Indefinite, After Government Claimed It Was Only Temporary 01 February The European Union has told the UK shellfish industry that thousands of tonnes of oyster, mussel, clam, cockle and scallop exports are banned from the bloc indefinitely. British fishers, who had been told by government to expect the ban to last until spring, are warning this will be a fatal blow to their businesses. PoliticsHome reported last month that wild shellfish caught in most UK waters that were not ready for human consumption — shellfish known collectively...