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BBC News Published image captionFrench fishing vessels protested in St Helier Harbour last week over a new licensing system Jersey has granted French fishermen more time to meet its new rules in a bid to solve a fishing licence dispute. The extension until 1 July is a sign of "good faith" that the row over Frances post-Brexit rights can be solved, the Government of Jersey said. French authorities in Normandy have also lifted a ban on Jersey fishermen landing their catches in its ports. It follo...

Maritime security experts on how to solve the Jersey spat - and why the UK sent in the navy Prior to the UK’s departure from the European Union, British fishing grounds were managed jointly under the EU common fisheries policy Timothy Edmunds, University of Bristol Daniel Smith The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the inf...

Gunboats dispatched to Jersey in UK/French fishing rights conflict A degrading jingoistic spectacle played out this week between the UK and France over fishing rights in the waters around Jersey. Up to 60 French fishing vessels blockaded the island’s St Hellier’s port for several hours Thursday, overseen by two Royal Navy gunboats and two French military vessels. Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and home to just over 100,000 people. Located 14 miles from the French Normandy coas...

French authorities ban Jersey fishermen from landing catch at three ports Lizzie Roberts, James Crisp, Harry Yorke, Henry Samuel Jersey fisherman keen for dispute resolution Replay Video (Video by Press Association) A special message from Microsoft News: India is currently being devastated by a deadly second wave of Covid. You can support Oxfams Covid relief efforts in India, including reaching out to the most affected and vulnerable communities, distributing and installing med...

On the morning of Thursday 6 May, French fishers threatened to blockade Jersey’s main port of St Helier, following a threat by French maritime minister Annick Girardin to cut off the island’s electricity supply. Both countries sent maritime patrol vessels to the area, including, in the UK’s case, two Royal Navy River-class ships: HMS Severn and HMS Tyne. After a tense stand-off, the UK government has announced the navy ships would return to port, but nonetheless this dispute needs to be r...

346 views The French government’s threat to cut off electricity to the isle of Jersey amid a row over post-Brexit fishing rights highlights the risks the UK faces from its reliance on the European Union for energy imports. What’s the issue? France as well as the wider EU continue to act aggressively towards the UK following Brexit. From the way the EU has acted over the Covid-19 vaccines this latest spat is just another diplomatic spat between Britain and its bitter European neighbours. Thi...

Oliver Harvey, Chief Feature Writer St Helier, Jersey Updated: May 7 2021, 0:26 ET Oliver Harvey, Chief Feature Writer St Helier, Jersey Invalid Date, APPEARING out of the gloom soon after 4.30am, the armada of French fishing boats was ready “to restage Trafalgar”. Shadowing them was the might of Britain’s Royal Navy — HMS Tamar and HMS ­Severn — primed with cannon and machine guns. ��  9 9 9 A member of the Jersey Militia re-enactment group appeared on the ramparts of St Helie...

6 May 2021 French anger around the British reclaiming their territorial waters post-Brexit and the British response to it took a bizarre turn as a tricorn-wearing re-enactor was seen firing a flintlock musket as French fishermen prepared to blockade a British port. Upwards of 60 French fishing boats and other craft had sailed to the Crown Dependency of Jersey, a largely self-governing island owned by the British crown but just 15 miles off the French coast. It is believed the ships were prepari...

The Government of Jersey says it acted in "good faith" over a post-Brexit fishing licensing regime.

Misunderstanding in fishing row led to threat © BBC The Government of Jersey granted 41 licences to French fishing boats on Friday A "misunderstanding" over post-Brexit fishing licences has led to France threatening to cut electricity to Jersey, a senior politician has said. External Relations Minister Ian Gorst said he wanted to "heal this relationship" with French authorities. French Maritime Minister Annick Girardin threatened "retaliatory measures" over a new licensing regime for fishing...