Lobsters, crabs, clams and oysters are the “forgotten victims” of sewage being dumped into the sea and rivers around the UK, new analysis has shown. Waters containing shellfish were dumped in nearly ...

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The EU is trying to punish Britain for its success in the Covid vaccine race by imposing a ban on imports of UK shellfish, a senior Minister has told The Mail on Sunday. There is mounting Government ...

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The weight of shellfish caught and landed in the UK has dropped by 44% in the last year, a new analysis by Labour has found. Vessels 10 metres and under, which tend to fish closer to the shore, ...

Victoria Prentis, a parliamentary under-secretary in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), conceded there was "no silver bullet" to solve the mounting post-Brexit problem, ...

Brussels sparked fury post-Brexit when it blocked shellfish caught in ‘Class B’ waters post-Brexit, which made up the vast majority of the sea surrounding Britain. The British Government was privately ...

With UK mussel producers starved of income and European consumers denied a product, the EU has reiterated that its ban on shellfish imports from the UK is permanent. The stalemate benefits no one.

A solicitor representing 20 UK shellfish firms has said a group action against the UK government is being considered over claims it misled the industry about post-Brexit arrangements with the EU.

The EU ban on many UK shellfish exports is "indefensible" and "unnecessary", the environment secretary has said. George Eustice warned that fleets would have to find "alternative markets" if the EU ...