Two Royal
Navy ships dispatched to Jersey as part of a bitter post-Brexit fishing row between the UK and
France were expected to return to port on Friday, but the wider dispute remains unresolved.
The stand-off over fishing rights led to the crews of about 50 French trawlers protesting at Jersey’s main port on Thursday and withdrawing later in the day. France and Britain sent two naval ships to the island, which as a self-governing dependency relies on the UK for defence.
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Citing a senior government source,
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Tensions between Britain and France regarding fishing rights eased late Thursday as Britain withdrew two naval ships from the waters around the British island of Jersey where French fishermen had staged a protest.
Around two dozen French trawlers sailed to the island to demonstrate early Thursday, setting off flares and displaying banners demanding access to Jersey waters. The French fishermen said they were being prevented from accessing the waters around the British territory that lies just off the northern French coast.
“We come today because we have always fished in the waters there. We have always fished here, and then overnight, they take away all our fishing rights,” French trawlerman Ludovic Lazaro, who was among those taking part in the demonstration, told Agence France-Presse.
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