From the Normandy coast, the Jersey whelk wars look like sabotage
Locals in the port of Granville think the row between France and the UK over fishing makes no sense
A French fisherman unloads shellfish in Granville harbour last week. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/The Observer
A French fisherman unloads shellfish in Granville harbour last week. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/The Observer
Sun 9 May 2021 04.15 EDT
If you look out to sea from the Christian Dior museum on the cliffs above Granville, you see the grey outline of what appears to be another part of the Norman coast.
It is. But it isn’t.
Jersey fishing: Royal Navy warships see off blockade and send 56-strong fleet of French boats packing
Updated: May 6 2021, 17:52 ET
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TWO Royal Navy warships saw off a blockade of Jersey sending packing a 56-strong flotilla of furious French fishermen.
HMS Tamar and HMS Severn kept the peace after being sent by the PM. France had threatened to cut off supplies in a licence row.
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Locals look on as the 56-strong flotilla of French fishing boats descend on Jersey s St Helier portCredit: AP
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Relieved islanders saluted the Royal Navy for seeing off the French fishing boats.
Local dad-of-two Alex Pacheco, 59, said: “Hooray for the Royal Navy. They came and kicked their ass.
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Marc Delahaye explained fishermen are having to deal with a complicated process (Image: France 24)
The group is due to meet fortnightly, with the first talks coming after industry leaders accused the UK Government of being in denial about the scale of the problem fishermen face exporting their catch to the European Union.
James Withers, chief executive at Scottish Food and Drink, told MPs on the Scottish Affairs Committee it had been a dreadful first few weeks due to problems with paperwork and IT systems crashing.
The introduction of new checks and paperwork since the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31 has caused disruption to exports of fresh fish and seafood to the EU.