A pioneering exporter who sold lobsters to Europe from the Yorkshire coast has been forced to wind up his 40-year-old family business – because of Brexit red tape.

The sea of opportunity that Brexit was supposed to deliver has certainly dried up for Yorkshire’s fishermen. News that the UK and Norway have failed to reach a fishing deal for this year means boats like the Hull-based Kirkella remain tied up, possibly for good.

"Every time you send out transport with lobster, it is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in your gun.”

Government has not been straight with fishing industry, says Sam Baron of Baron Shellfish, Bridlington