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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.
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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.