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UK Sends Navy Gunboats to Jersey to Prevent Blockade as Post-Brexit Fishing Row With France Spirals

UK Sends Navy Gunboats to Jersey to Prevent Blockade as Post-Brexit Fishing Row With France Spirals © REUTERS / Toby Melville Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/europe/202105061082813967-uk-sends-navy-gunboats-to-jersey-to-prevent-blockade-as-post-brexit-fishing-row-with-france-spirals/ Earlier, France threatened to cut off electricity to the island of Jersey over delays in the issuing of fishing licenses to French boats under a new system, with the Jersey Foreign Affairs Minister blaming the confusing post-Brexit trade deal negotiated between the UK and European Union last year for the impasse. As tempers flare over post-Brexit fishing rights to waters around the largest Channel island, the UK is dispatching two Royal Navy river-class patrol boats to the area around Jersey amid fears of a blockade by French fishing vessels. A fleet of French boats is already on course for Jersey, reported Sky News.

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French fishermen leave Jersey port after post-Brexit rights protest

French fishermen leave Jersey after post-Brexit rights protest By Emma Harrison & Ella Wills BBC News image copyrightGetty Images A protest over post-Brexit rights by French fishermen at Jersey s main port has ended, following talks that aimed to resolve the row. About 60 boats protested at St Helier and two Royal Navy ships and two French vessels were sent to the area. French fishermen say their rights are unfairly restricted by licences issued under the Channel Island s new system. Jersey s External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said discussions were positive . However, a spokesman for fishermen from France s Normandy region suggested that no progress had been made during the talks.

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French fishermen leave Jersey after post-Brexit rights protest

French fishermen leave Jersey after post-Brexit rights protest By Emma Harrison & Ella Wills BBC News image copyrightGetty Images A protest over post-Brexit rights by French fishermen at Jersey s main port has ended, following talks that aimed to resolve the row. About 60 boats protested at St Helier and two Royal Navy ships and two French vessels were sent to the area. French fishermen say their rights are unfairly restricted by licences issued under the Channel Island s new system. Jersey s External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said discussions were positive . However, a spokesman for fishermen from France s Normandy region suggested that no progress had been made during the talks.

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