Britain sends patrol ships to English Channel island amid fishery tensions with France
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Two British Royal Navy ships have been sent to the island of Jersey ahead of a planned blockade by French fishing vessels protesting new fishing licenses from the island. Image courtesy of Google Maps/Website
May 6 (UPI) The British government said it dispatched two Royal Navy patrol ships to Jersey as tensions over fisheries between the self-governing island and France climb.
In a statement Wednesday, a spokesperson said the ships were being sent to the island, which is a British Crown Dependency just off the French coast in the English Channel, as a precautionary measure to monitor the situation.
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The latest post-Brexit position has been confirmed in a letter from Jersey s government to the Departmental Council of La Manche. Credit: ITV Channel TV
French fisherman can now continue to fish in Jersey s waters - as of 1 January 2021 - following the end of the Brexit Transition Period.
In a letter to the Departmental Council of La Manche, Jersey s government has confirmed that interim licences will be issued to those who have already proven historic activity in Jersey s waters.
These licences are part of the new post-Brexit criteria which replaces the Granville Bay Agreement (GBA), and a list of all those who qualify will be sent to the EU, and all relevant parties.