France blocks post-Brexit EU financial services deal with UK until Boris Johnson allows French fishermen greater access to British waters ‘We’ve made a link between the two,’ the source familiar with the talks said today Another source – EU diplomat – said Britain was failing to adhere to terms of deal The post-Brexit fight last … Read more
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, … Read more
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, … Read more
Monster five-metre crocodile jumps out of the water and into a BOAT to try and eat a fisherman – as his horrified mates watched on The five-metre crocodile launched itself into boat and attacked four fishermen Incident was in the Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory on April 24 Group of fishermen were believed … Read more
More than a hundred French fishermen blocked trucks carrying fish from the UK on Thursday night, in a protest against a Brexit fishing deal they have dismissed as ‘a sham’. Britain’s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union allowed the bloc’s fishermen to keep fishing deep into British waters, but only once they had received a license. … Read more
‘Want your waters? Then keep your fish!’ French fishermen blockade lorries carrying UK fish amid fury over ‘sham’ Brexit fishing deal Over a hundred French fisherman readied on Thursday night to blockade lorries Protesters spent a night at a fish lorry checkpoint between Dunkirk and Calais No trucks from the UK turned up after drivers … Read more
EU may have to lift British shellfish ban after UK seas are ‘upgraded’ following Brussels’ ‘Brexit revenge’ rule-change No10 was furious this year when EU banned export of mussels, oysters and clams The sudden move on the Continent was viewed as an act of revenge over Brexit European Commission said it would not accept crustaceans … Read more
EU may have to lift British shellfish ban after UK seas are ‘upgraded’ following Brussels’ ‘Brexit revenge’ rule-change No10 was furious this year when EU banned export of mussels, oysters and clams The sudden move on the Continent was viewed as an act of revenge over Brexit European Commission said it would not accept crustaceans … Read more
Commercial fishers in Hawaii have had enough of monk seals stealing their catches, damaging their gear and even threatening their crew. But the hefty marine mammals are an endangered species, leading federal officials to look for non-lethal deterrents. The National Marine Fisheries is proposing fisherman shoot the endangered seals with paintballs and sponge grenades. However, … Read more
Cornish fisherman are to cast aside the names of two of their most common catches and rebrand them in a bid to lure in more customers. Local industry chiefs fear the names ‘spider crab’ and ‘megrim’ might be putting customers off. In a bid to drum up more UK business in the wake of Brexit, … Read more