Grimsby’s Traditional Smokehouses Seek Assurances Over Their 'Protected' Status Post Brexit

Smoked fish hang at Lee Williams' 'The King's Dish' smokehouse, on Grimsby Fish Docks on October 8, 2018 in Grimsby, England. Grimsby was once home to the largest fleet of fishing trawlers in the UK, but now sees most of it's fish arriving for daily auction on lorries from Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland and the North Sea via ports such as Peterhead in Scotland. The fish, predominantly Cod and Haddock makes it's way to processing plants before being prepared for sale to customers including restaurants and supermarkets across the UK and European Union. A proportion is bought by curers in the Grimsby area to be smoked. Grimsbys 'traditionally smoked fish', cured in these smokehouses since the mid-19th century, enjoys Protected Geographical Indication, (PGI) Status by EU law, similar to Champagne or Roquefort Cheese in France. The fate of such protections is uncertain in light of Britain's impending exit from the EU, which was supported by around 70% of voters in the surrounding North East Lincolnshire region. (Footage by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)