EU, UK struggle to agree in first new fishery negotiations
Britain and Brussels held negotiations this week over how much fish each side can catch from the around 100 species spread across EU and UK waters
Scottish seafood sector blames Brexit for January slump in EU sales
James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food & Drink, said the 83% fall in exports was 'deeper than anything during COVID'
Sykes plans £30m UK shrimp plant to take on ‘major’ retail business
The factory will be able to do 60,000t-100,000t of product 'in a highly automated process', says CEO Alan Dale
Nomad CEO: Brexit deal is ‘very nice gift’
'We are still more than ever in a tax-free zone between Europe and the UK, which is great; we always said it is great for us. That's the best result,' says CEO Stefan Descheemaeker
Norway asks EU, UK for better progress in bilateral negotiations
Norway's minister of fisheries and seafood asked the EU and the UK for better progress in bilateral agreements before the trilateral agreement between all three parties is signed
New Irish group slams EU’s ‘dirty tricks’ over Brexit fallout
The statement comes in response to the EU's recent warning that Ireland could see funding and quotas cut because of overfishing between 2012 and 2016
EU fisheries head on Brexit: ‘We managed our expectations much better’
The UK's expectations on the deal were 'unrealistic' and its negotiations began from an 'absurd position', which is why its fishing sector now feels betrayed
EU shellfish ban leaves UK mussel firm tending potentially unsellable crop
The news her firm could no longer send farmed mussels to the EU came as a shock to Nicki Holmyard, co-founder of Offshore Shellfish
Scottish salmon exports hit hard by COVID, then Brexit
Scottish farmed salmon exports fell by 23% year-on-year to 72,155t in 2020, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak globally
UK shellfish exporters mull registering EU firms to reduce Brexit paperwork
UK shellfish exporters are looking to establish companies in the EU to help reduce the 'phenomenal' amount of paperwork needed to export their products