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Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to calm stormy waters over fishing with France on Friday as he flew to Rome for a G-20 summit, where he is due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron
By Juliette Jabkhiro LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) -Britain denounced France's seizure of a British boat in French waters and warned Paris against further retaliation on Thursday, in a rapidly deteriorating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. French Seas Minister Annick Girardin said the Cornelis Gert Jan, a scallop dredger, was escorted to the northern port of Le Havre overnight after its crew failed to prove it was allowed to fish in French territorial waters. A second British vessel was given a verbal warning. The action signalled France's determination not to back down in the row, a day afte...
Paris has threatened a series of retaliations for denial of licences
Two fishing vessels from the United Kingdom were detained by France amid the growing tensions between the two countries post-Brexit.
A scallop vessel belonging to Clearwater subsidiary Macduff Shellfish was boarded by French authorities on Oct. 27 for allegedly fishing without a license