New UK APPG to boost farmed shellfish

Members of the APPG on Shellfish Aquaculture posing at the inaugural meeting

Source: UK government

A new all-party parliamentary group has formed to help boost the UK’s farmed shellfish industry

Featuring 26 MPs and members of the House of Lords the APPG for Shellfish Aquaculture aims to support the environmentally friendly industry which has struggled in recent years from increased bureaucracy and a lack of government support.

The UK has some of the most productive waters in the world for shellfish aquaculture but has struggled because of factors such as Brexit, raw sewage discharges and lacklustre government interest.

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