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Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to close

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    Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to close

    "Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish, Bridlington

    A lobster exporter who is winding up his 60-year-old family business has blamed the government for failing to be honest about Brexit red tape and hidden costs.

    Sam Baron, who worked alongside his father to set up Baron Shellfish in Bridlington, east Yorkshire, said that the government has failed to be straight with the fishing industry.

    Industry experts said that Baron Shellfish, the first lobster-tank business in Europe’s largest shellfish port, appears to be the first big exporter to have announced its closure.

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    “It is all Brexit-related – the extra costs, extra paperwork and the extra gamble, and it is down to the government and the EU.

    “Every time you send out transport with lobster, it is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in your gun.”


    Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to close | Brexit | The Guardian

    #2
    I thought lobster were from open waters. Learned a new thing.

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      #3
      SURPRISE!

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        #4
        Originally posted by AtW View Post
        "Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish, Bridlington

        A lobster exporter who is winding up his 60-year-old family business has blamed the government for failing to be honest about Brexit red tape and hidden costs.

        Sam Baron, who worked alongside his father to set up Baron Shellfish in Bridlington, east Yorkshire, said that the government has failed to be straight with the fishing industry.

        Industry experts said that Baron Shellfish, the first lobster-tank business in Europe’s largest shellfish port, appears to be the first big exporter to have announced its closure.

        ...

        “It is all Brexit-related – the extra costs, extra paperwork and the extra gamble, and it is down to the government and the EU.

        “Every time you send out transport with lobster, it is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in your gun.”


        Yorkshire lobster exporter says Brexit costs have forced it to close | Brexit | The Guardian
        Kuatb https://www.contractoruk.com/forums/...ml#post2859131

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          #5
          This is the Official thread, ask darmy - he knows the difference

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            #6
            Did he, his family and his workers vote out in 2016? If so ... they got exactly what they voted for.
            I am what I drink, and I'm a bitter man

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              #7
              Originally posted by Whorty View Post
              Did he, his family and his workers vote out in 2016? If so ... they got exactly what they voted for.
              Most likely.

              If so, **** ‘em.
              See You Next Tuesday

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                #8
                Annoyingly with all these business going bust we’re not going to get cheap fish either.
                The fishing rights will be sold to the EU fishermen (again, like they did in 70s and 80s) for a reduced price.
                See You Next Tuesday

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Whorty View Post
                  Did he, his family and his workers vote out in 2016? If so ... they got exactly what they voted for.
                  According to the article, he voted to remain.

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                    #10
                    So I guess brexit worked out well for the lobsters...


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