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Why is there a row over fishing in Jersey - and how might it escalate?
Sky News looks at what s sparked the tensions and how the row might escalate.
What s happening?
The UK has deployed HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to Jersey to conduct maritime security patrols as a strictly precautionary measure following talks with the
Jersey government, the Ministry of Defence has said.
HMS Severn entered back into service in June last year - after being saved from the scrapyard - to boost the UK s ability to patrol its waters after
FLEETS of huge Scottish shellfish lorries driving through central London this week carried slogans showing their anger over problems exporting fish to the EU.
“Brexit Carnage,” declared one, while another stated: “Incompetent Government Destroying Shellfish Industry.” The lorries parked up just metres from Downing Street.
It wasn’t just Scots. Mark Moore from the Dartmouth Crab Company joined his Scottish colleagues for the protest.
He told the Morning Star: “We are all in this together. The situation is almost unworkable and we need change our industry is spiralling downwards.”
Today some Scottish shellfish boats are sailing 72-hour voyages to sell their catch in Denmark, avoiding the ongoing post-Brexit red tape transport delays and achieving higher prices as well.
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Updated: 19 Dec 2020, 13:18
BRITAIN has been warned of a Falklands War on its doorstep as negotiations continue over what access French and other European boats should have to British fishing waters after Brexit.
It comes after Boris Johnson last week vowed to deploy the Royal Navy to protect British waters in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
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Britain has been warned of a Falklands War on its doorstep as negotiations over access to British fishing waters after Brexit continueCredit: AP:Associated Press
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It has also evoked memories of the Cod War between Britain and Iceland in the 1970sCredit: Rex Features
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Fish has proved one of the most contentious areas in the Brexit trade deal, but it was served to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on a plate during talks in Brussels. Last week, Mr Johnson and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen dined on a starter of scallops and a main course of steamed turbot at the Berlaymont building. Negotiations have faltered on fishing rights, among other issues, and the Commission s menu was seen as a pointed gesture by some.
The starter may invoke memories of the scallop wars in 2018 when British and French fishing fleets clashed in a dispute about access to fishing grounds in the Baie de Seine.