Article 5ESE8 'I shouldn't be out there in gales': Brixham fishers take Brexit hit

'I shouldn't be out there in gales': Brixham fishers take Brexit hit

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Steven Morris
from World news | The Guardian on (#5ESE8)

Export delays have caused price of catch to drop, along with wages in historic Devon harbour

Luke Selvey manoeuvred the beam trawler Emilia Jayne into Brixham harbour with a hold packed with fish after three and a half days at sea. He gave a toothy grin. We've got cuttlefish, Dover sole, brill, turbot, monks ... all sorts," the skipper said. The fishing is the best we've seen for years."

But Selvey stopped smiling when he considered how much he and his crew would make out of their trip. The problem we've got is that the price of the fish is terrible. It's making things really, really difficult for us. We're having to work much harder to try to make a buck."

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