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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Jersey fears French fishers blockade amid fresh UK-France row

Jersey’s government rejected third of French boats and ordered them out of its waters within 30 days

Jersey’s government has warned of a fresh danger of angry fishers blockading its main port after the British crown dependency rejected a third of French boats seeking to fish in its waters, further inflaming tensions between London and Paris.

The channel island’s minister for external affairs, Ian Gorst, said its government had taken a “pragmatic” approach in issuing 64 full licences and 31 temporary licences to French boats, on top of the 47 vessels already licensed earlier this year.

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