Minister reiterates confidence in seafood industry
BRITAIe’S fish processing industry has “huge opportunities” in the years to come. That was the message from the UK Government’s Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis, on a visit to Grimsby on 1 July.
She visited Immingham Border Control Post BCP and two leading processors, Flatfish and Young’s Seafood, before hosting a virtual roundtable bringing together industry representatives from across the processing sector, including export and import stakeholders, to consider the challenges and opportunities facing businesses.
The eorth and eorth East Lincolnshire region accounts for around one-third of UK seafood processing jobs.
Prentis said: “It was a pleasure to visit Grimsby, to meet local businesses and see for myself the work carried out in what is one of our most important fish processing hubs. There are huge opportunities for people in the town, and the wider processing industry.
“Supporting coastal communities to access trade opportunities outside of the EU is a key priority to ensure that the UK fishing and seafood industry is able to prosper for years to come.”