Europe falls behind while UK struggles with Brexit
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Europe’s mussel producers are stagnating while world production continues to rise. Meanwhile, British mussel growers are still stymied by the post-Brexit deadlock between the EU and the UK government. In her column for the January issue of Fish Farmer magazine – which you can read here online – Nicki Holmyard looks at the facts and figures on European mussel production, and makes a plea for the politicians to start talking about how to deal with the barriers that have sprung up.