Toby Greatbatch News Today

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, bega...

“My grandad was a fisherman, my dad was a fisherman. It’s in the family. I’ve started to think to myself, would I have been better off staying at school and getting a trade behind me. It’s a sticky one.” He reckons the profit from his catches has been down 30% this year on the average for the last few. That’s a big chunk of your money,” he said. “I’m just about covering my costs. “I haven’t landed this year in France. Last year, it was once...