UK naval vessels arrive from Jersey as fishing queues with France increase
Two Royal Navy vessels have begun patrolling the waters of Jersey after Boris Johnson was sent to a deeper queue around fishing rights between the UK and France.
France has threatened to disrupt the supply of energy to the Channel Island as a result of the conflict, which requires it to supply ships with control devices and meet other licensing criteria.
The disagreement arises among the more general complaints of French fishermen over the difficulty of obtaining the necessary licenses to fish in the waters off the coast of Great Britain. the topic addressed The EU-UK trade agreement was signed last year.
French fishermen gather boats in post-Brexit license protest
by Jill Lawless And John Leicester, The Associated Press
Posted May 6, 2021 5:41 am EDT
Last Updated May 6, 2021 at 5:44 am EDT
LONDON French fishermen angry over loss of access to waters off their coast gathered their boats in protest Thursday off the English Channel island of Jersey, the flashpoint for the first major conflict between France and Britain over fishing rights in the wake of Brexit.
Dimitri Rogoff, who heads a grouping of Normandy fishermen, said about 50 boats from French ports along the western Normandy coast joined the protest Thursday morning, gathering their fleet off the Jersey port of St. Helier.
Two Royal Navy vessels are patrolling waters around Jersey amid concerns of a possible blockade by French boats over post-Brexit fishing rights.
French fishermen say their rights to fish are being unfairly restricted under a new system introduced since the UK has left the EU.
Photo: AFP
France has threatened to cut off electricity to the island, which began issuing licences to French boats under a new system last week.
Fishermen who claim their rights are being unfairly restricted are protesting at Jersey s St Helier port.
No 10 said it was sending two Navy vessels to monitor the situation .
HMS Severn, which has previously been used to shadow Russian navy warships off the English coast, and HMS Tamar arrived near Jersey on Thursday morning.