"There's a lot of companies that are on the brink" more disappointment for seafood firms
Seafood Scotland Chief Executive Donna Fordyce says many businesses are finding they don't have the criteria for border delay compensation, despite making massive losses due to the Brexit related hold-ups.
Many Scottish fishing firms have been left frustrated after finding they don't qualify for the seafood disruption support scheme.
Some of them don't have the paperwork required to apply, but industry bodies argue that doesn't mean they didn't lose out.
"We hoped the ÂŁ23m would go some way to alleviating the pressure, while the existing problems could be resolved" said Seafood Scotland Chief Executive Donna Fordyce.
"However, the initial industry feedback today is one of disappointment"
Fordyce says many companies simply had to stop trying to get their product through, which means they can't prove they ever had the intention to do so.
She added: "Or, seafood businesses whose long-standing orders from customers in the EU have dried up because of the export crisis." as another reason a business may not have the required documents to prove loss.
"Companies cannot produce health certificates and other documentation for orders never made because of a lack of customer confidence that product would reach the EU on time, and in peak condition"
She added that it's likely these companies will never be fully compensated for what they've lost.
Speaking to us today she says many firms are "on the brink" as a result of the chaos.
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