Eau no! Britain could block imports of Perrier and San Pellegrino as it flexes its mussels in EU shellfish war Environment Secretary planning end of UK’s ‘rollover recognition’ of EU water It is retalliation to EU announcing ban on export of live shellfish in Brexit revenge San Pellegrino and Perrier and Evian from France are … Read more
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 anger over the EU’s ban on the export of live mussels, oysters, clams and cockles from Britain’s so-called ‘Class … Read more
Boris Johnson refuses to rule out trade war with EU as row over ban on British shellfish grows European Commission criticised for barring the sales of British caught shellfish The shellfish can only be transported to Europe if treated at a purification plant Environment Secretary George Eustice yesterday denounced the shellfish ban By John Stevens … Read more
A pioneering exporter who sold lobsters to Europe from the Yorkshire coast has been forced to wind up his 40-year-old family business – because of Brexit red tape. Sam Baron, who worked alongside his late father to set up Baron Shellfish in Bridlington, East Yorks., said he had to let his ‘business head overrule his … Read more
Don’t be so shellfish! George Eustice slams EU over barriers on exports from UK as even the French chair of bloc’s fisheries committee says rule that catches must be cleaned in Britain ‘makes no sense’ George Eustice condemned the EU for blocking shellfish exports from the UK Bloc demanding catches cleaned in UK before being … Read more
Shellfish could be wiped out as Arctic Ocean acidifies due to climate change, scientists fear Ocean expected to absorb more carbon dioxide than expected in next 80 years Increasing acidity of water could wipe out organisms like shellfish and urchins Acid can dissolve their calcified skeletons and shells and could affect food chain By Daily … Read more
Prehistoric pioneers moving out of Africa and on to Arabia 5,000 years ago feasted on shellfish as a way to sustain themselves, a new study found. Archaeologists from the University of York studied fossil reefs near to the now-submerged Red Sea shorelines that marked prehistoric migratory routes. These routes took our ancestors out of Africa … Read more
Prehistoric worms found attached to primitive filter-feeding shellfish that lived 512 million years ago are the ‘earliest known parasites’ on Earth, a study reported. The worms and their unwitting host appeared soon after the so-called ‘Cambrian explosion’ — when all major animal groupings appear in the fossil record. The fossil shellfish — a brachiopod, which … Read more
During summer on Sweden’s west coast, there is a sense of anticipation as its rather unique party season approaches. Everyone gets a little giddy about… crayfish. So don’t be surprised when throughout August you see groups sitting at long tables wearing bibs and funny-looking hats, singing silly songs and knocking back schnapps. West Sweden is … Read more