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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lucy Leeson

East Yorkshire skipper describes ‘panic and worry’ after North Sea collision

It is dubbed the “Lobster Capital of Europe”, with around 3,000 tonnes of the crustaceans landing there every year.

Skipper owner Neil Robson knows just how much the East Yorkshire seaside town of Bridlington relies on its shellfish trade having fished out of the area all his life and his family-business, Genesis Fishing Ltd, now catching crab and lobster for the UK and international markets.

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