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Jersey fishermen today started giving away their lobster hauls for free as the dispute over fishing rights with France escalated. France issued a legal notice to British fishermen last night that they were no longer welcome into French ports after one Jersey boat was threatened with violence and turned back. Fishermen at St Helier Port, which was blockaded by French rivals this week, said they had been left in a vicious cycle due to the dispute. Gary Maranet, 33, skipper of a 26-foot boat, began emptying his lobster pots and giving the expensive fish away to the public. He said: ‘Jersey fishermen like me are stuck and in a dead end. ....