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The new position, announced by the EU Commission last month, prevents scallops, clams, cockles, oysters and mussels known as bivalve molluscs from being exported to the bloc.
In a statement today, Mr Thompson said: “‘The situation remains extremely tense and anger amongst fishermen has reached boiling point.
“The EU recently downgraded Jersey’s clean waters to category B, resulting in Jersey catches being impounded by French Customs and Jersey’s fleet having to remain tied up.”
The claims are the latest in a furious row between the British Crown Dependency and France over post-Brexit fishing rights.
Jersey is implementing a new licencing regime on May 1 (Image: Getty)