09-30-2021, 05:06 AM
Fishing rights row: French anger as UK rejects most permits
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Fresh tensions have surfaced between Britain and France over post-Brexit fishing rights.
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In the latest round of applications, the UK granted just 12 licences from 47 bids for smaller vessels to fish in its territorial waters.
French sea minister Annick Girardin reportedly said: "French fishing must not be taken hostage by the British for political ends."
Meanwhile, Jersey refused licences to 75 French fishing boats.
The UK said it would consider further evidence to support remaining bids for fishing rights.
Overall, the UK has granted 117 EU licences for its inshore territorial waters and almost 1,700 EU vessels have been licensed to fish in the larger UK exclusive economic one, which stretches 200 nautical miles from shore.
Ms Girardin, quoted in French newspaper Le Monde, said: "It is a new refusal of the British to apply the conditions of the Brexit accord despite all the work undertaken together.
"I have only one watchword; to obtain definitive licences for our fishermen as the accord foresees."
A spokesman for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the UK's approach "has been reasonable and fully in line with our commitments in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)".
The spokesman said that to get a licence for fishing in the UK territorial sea, which is between six and 12 nautical miles from the coast, EU vessels must provide evidence of a track record of working there.
It comes as Jersey said it had granted 64 licences out of 170 applications from French boats.
Fresh tensions have surfaced between Britain and France over post-Brexit fishing rights.
Very hard to beat this SLOTXO game. including playing online gambling games This is not only with slotxo games, but also with other games.
In the latest round of applications, the UK granted just 12 licences from 47 bids for smaller vessels to fish in its territorial waters.
French sea minister Annick Girardin reportedly said: "French fishing must not be taken hostage by the British for political ends."
Meanwhile, Jersey refused licences to 75 French fishing boats.
The UK said it would consider further evidence to support remaining bids for fishing rights.
Overall, the UK has granted 117 EU licences for its inshore territorial waters and almost 1,700 EU vessels have been licensed to fish in the larger UK exclusive economic one, which stretches 200 nautical miles from shore.
Ms Girardin, quoted in French newspaper Le Monde, said: "It is a new refusal of the British to apply the conditions of the Brexit accord despite all the work undertaken together.
"I have only one watchword; to obtain definitive licences for our fishermen as the accord foresees."
A spokesman for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the UK's approach "has been reasonable and fully in line with our commitments in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)".
The spokesman said that to get a licence for fishing in the UK territorial sea, which is between six and 12 nautical miles from the coast, EU vessels must provide evidence of a track record of working there.
It comes as Jersey said it had granted 64 licences out of 170 applications from French boats.
