Posts Tagged ‘Brexit’
Brexit bonanza for fishermen: SNP report
BREXIT could bring 5,000 jobs to the Scottish fishing industry and generate £540 million, according to a report by government agency Marine Scotland published yesterday. The UK leaving the Common Fisheries Policy and regaining control of the entire quota in its waters would lead to a 21 per cent increase in the seafood sector’s output.…
Read MoreBrexit no deal ‘will push up fish prices’
THE price of popular fish species such as cod and haddock could shoot up by almost 20 per cent if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal, a leading investment bank warned at the weekend. And among the hardest hit will be the fish and chip shop sector, which is already struggling with…
Read MoreSSPO chief’s last words on Brexit
SCOTT Landsburgh, who retired as chief executive of the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation this week, believes UK businesses can thrive beyond Brexit. In a final interview, published today on the SSPO’s website, Landsburgh reflects on Brexit and future international trade, and the implications for Scottish salmon farmers. ‘The narrowness of the Brexit result is an…
Read MorePublic backs quick exit from CFP
THERE is powerful public support for the UK taking back control of its fishing grounds when the country leaves the EU in March 2019, or soon afterwards. A YouGov poll commissioned by the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) found that 79 per cent of voters who expressed an opinion believe the country should exit the Common…
Read MoreMSP sends fish gift to Brexit minister
BREXIT secretary David Davis received a surprise present over the Christmas period from a Nationalist MSP to remind the minister of the importance of Scotland\’s seafood sector. The SNP’s Stewart Stevenson, who represents Peterhead, Scotland\’s largest fishing port, dispatched a Cullen skink soup to Whitehall to warn that the movement of fish and seafood products could be…
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