"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
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
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