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The UK s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed negotiations will need to end before Norwegian and Faroese vessels will be able to fish UK waters. Likewise, an agreement will need to be made with the regional fisheries management organistations of these territories in order for British fishermen to access the territorial waters of Norway and the Faroe Islands. On New Year s Eve, the UK s fishing administrations issued new licences for UK vessels that allowed them a
Dispatch: French bristle at talk of Falklands on our doorstep as fishermen put brave face on Brexit
French condemn Channel gunboat threat as small fishermen fear the worst in case of no-deal but industry insists UK will be the big losers
18 December 2020 • 8:14pm
Britain is set to dispatch four Royal Navy ships to patrol UK waters
Credit: Laurent Villeret / Dolce vita
Sitting in his office by the northern French port of Boulogne-sur-mer, mayor Frédéric Cuvillier called for calm.
“Do you really want a Falklands war on your doorstep in Guernsey or Jersey?,” he asked.
“Talk of gunboats may flatter the jingoistic ego on either side of the Channel but it will not help us reach a deal, he said.