Scottish Fishermen Sail to Denmark as Brexit Jams EU Exports
- Prices in Scotland plummet as red tape, queues halt EU exports
- Industry association calls for resolution in days, not weeks
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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Scottish fishermen are willing to sail an extra 48 hours to Denmark, where their catch can fetch twice as much after prices at home collapsed in the aftermath of Brexit.
A boat loaded with 15 tons of monkfish arriving on Thursday night was expected to net its Scottish captain 225,000 kroner ($36,700) more than it would in Peterhead, Britain’s biggest fishing port, said Jesper Kongsted, a fish auctioneer in Hanstholm on Denmark’s North Sea coast.