A French industry delegation has presented its grievances over the ongoing situation with the UK to Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius and Vice-President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic. France’s Minister of…
Seafood Scotland has published its vision for the Scottish seafood sector post-Brexit. Earlier this year it commissioned a wide-ranging report which examined the current state of play, and the hurdles…
2021 has been a turbulent year so far, beginning with the UK fishing industry shocked at the extent of the UK government’s willingness to give ground on fisheries in its…
As the UK authorities have announced the postponement of new veterinary border control requirements for imports of seafood and other goods, the Norwegian seafood sector has been given a longer…
Scottish fisheries leaders have urged the Prime Minister to help them build back the industry after the bad Brexit deal, which left skippers battling for fishing opportunities while EU vessels…
Funding of £1.8 million aims to help Scottish seafood businesses recover from the severe economic impacts of Brexit and Covid-19. The funding, managed by trade marketing body Seafood Scotland, will…
More than 850 fishing vessels affected by Coronavirus and Brexit have received resilience funding from the Scottish Government this year. The Seafood Producers Resilience Fund was launched in February to…
According to a Scottish government report, disruption to the seafood sector since the beginning of January this year provides the clearest evidence of the additional costs and losses associated with…
Having been unsuccessful in reaching agreements on fisheries with Norway and the Faroe Islands, the UK has finally reach a bilateral fisheries agreement with the European Union for the remained…
France’s Minister for the Sea Annick Girardin has announced that aid measures for the fishing and seafood industry to compensate for Brexit-related losses of revenue are now live. Two compensation…