LONDON – Trucks owned by British shellfish firms descended Monday on Parliament in London to protest the Brexit-related red tape they claim is suffocating their businesses.About a dozen large lorries — one bearing the words “Brexit carnage!” — drove past the Houses of Parliament and parked outside Downing St., home to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of leaving the European Union, because it promised the chance for the U.K.
to leave the bloc’s complex system of fishing quotas and regain control over who is allowed to fish in British waters. But now some in Britain's fishing industry say they are facing ruin because of new barriers to shipping their catch abroad.