The country was conned. This man voted for Brexit because he thought it would mean a global market for his business, but now finds that his business will be uncompetitive in his core market and therefore unsustainable. https://twitter.com/bestforbritain/status/1343885579323387908
Well lookie here https://twitter.com/shakeystephens/status/1343919687332212736
This explains the issue.

The EU imposed a blanket ban on the export of eels to non-EU countries citing conservation issues. He thought by leaving the EU his business would get around this and be able to export to Belarus etc.

However... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-31162390
River Severn elver fishing fears due to EU policy

Fishermen along the River Severn who catch and sell baby eels claim European Union policy is killing off their trade.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-31162390
I'm deleting my earlier tweet. I was wrong.

This document is about the illegal shipment of eels. Their export is still banned.

https://unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/wildlife/2020/WWLC20_Chapter_7_Eels.pdf
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