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After a year of lockdown, a trip to visit Loch Fyne Seafarms must have felt incredible for Tarbert Academy primary school pupils.
The Tarbert-based firm invited classes for a tour, so P1 and P2 pupils went along on Tuesday June 22 – and they had a great time.
Livestock and live shellfish exports from the UK to mainland Europe are at a standstill as producers struggle with post-Brexit transport conditions. In 2019, excluding lamb and cattle traded between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, a combined 31,000 cattle, sheep and goats were exported from the UK to the EU mainland. About 5% would have been exported for fattening for slaughter and the rest for breeding, the National Farmers’ Union.
The seafood sector has welcomed funding for the industry in Scotland as it bids to cope with the impact of Brexit on the back of coranvirus A new £7.75 million funding package will offer support to fishermen, seafood businesses, ports and harbours, the Scottish Government said. The package includes £6.45 million for the Seafood Producers Resilience Fund to provide support to eligible shellfish catchers and producers, in addition to trout farmers who have faced issues exporting to the EU. A further £1 million is available to support the investment plans of ports and harbours faced with a loss of income through landing fees and £300,000 has been awarded to the Fishermen s Mission for the welfare and emergency support activities to held workers in hardship.