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Atlantic spider crab: a British fishing association has come up with a new name
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Who wants to eat spider crabs or a megrim fish?
This is what an English fishing association thought, which is renaming two fish - and thus wants to make them more attractive for the domestic market.
The Megrim Fish (in German: winged fish) sounds too "grim," said Paul Trebilcock, head of the Cornwall Fisheries Association, of The Times newspaper.
The name of the Spider Crab (literally: Spinnenkrabbe, German: Dreieckkrabbe or Spider Crab) may seem repulsive.
Therefore, the association wants to rename the marine animals Cornish Dole (Cornwall sole) and Cornish King Crab (Cornwall giant crab).
The Patagonian toothfish has already been renamed
Because of the Brexit, the fishermen lost their export business.
Before that, they had sold almost all of the winged butts and the majority of the crabs to Spain.
Since the UK left the EU customs union and the single market on January 1st, trade has suffered from border controls, customs regulations and bureaucracy.
It would not be the first time that fish species are renamed for marketing reasons, as the "Times" reported.
In the USA and Canada, for example, the English name of the black hake has been changed from Patagonian Toothfish to Chilean Seabass (Chilean sea bass).
British meat companies also complain about Brexit problems
Not only the fishermen, to whom Prime Minister Boris Johnson had promised advantages by leaving the EU, criticize the new obstacles caused by Brexit.
The meat industry is also complaining of costly delays.
For many companies it is no longer worth sending their products to the EU, the meat producers' association announced on Tuesday.
Association boss Nick Allen emphasized: "The new system extends the process by an average of 30 hours and increases delivery costs by 60 percent compared to the previous year." The reasons are additional customs and veterinary fees, delays at the border and increased insurance premiums.
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