Jersey

  • Manslaughter charges over L’Ecume II deaths

    Manslaughter charges over L’Ecume II deaths

    17th July 2024

    A Ukrainian national has been charged with three counts of manslaughter following the deaths of the skipper and crew of the Jersey trawler L’Ecume II. The 18m trawler sank after a collision with a Condor ro-ro ferry, Commodore Goodwill, off…

  • Work starts on raising lost Jersey fishing trawler

    Work starts on raising lost Jersey fishing trawler

    25th April 2023

    The L’Ecume II is to be lifted as part of a police investigation into the tragedy Work has begun in Jersey to begin raising the wreck of the 18m trawler L’Ecume II, which sank with three men onboard following a…

  • Jersey launches £300k industry support scheme

    Jersey launches £300k industry support scheme

    23rd January 2023

    A £300,000 scheme is being established in Jersey to support the island’s fishing and associated industries manage rising costs, while at the same time encouraging seafood businesses to become more environmentally friendly and efficient. Under the Marine Sector Support Scheme,…

  • Jersey and French fishermen ‘must stand together’

    Jersey and French fishermen ‘must stand together’

    21st July 2022

    The first face to face meeting between Jersey and French fishermen since the tensions over Brexit and restrictions on the number of French boats fishing in Jersey waters revealed significant areas of common interest between the two sides, report Tim…

  • Jersey no-take zone agreed

    Jersey no-take zone agreed

    5th May 2022

    Fishing will no longer be permitted in Jersey’s Portelet Bay, after its government voted to create the island’s first no-take zone (NTZ). The zone has been designated with the aim of giving marine life in the area better protection, and…

  • French warn blockades set to start

    French warn blockades set to start

    18th October 2021

    Jersey fishermen: ‘We’re tired of French threats and we’re ready’ A Jersey fishermen’s leader says the French have deliberately engineered a confrontation with Jersey and the UK by making excessive and false licence applications to fish in Jersey waters that…

  • Jersey fleet tied up as French block landings and exports

    Jersey fleet tied up as French block landings and exports

    19th May 2021

    Brussels backs France as UK stands by Jersey  Jersey’s fishing fleet is tied up, as fishermen in French ports are obstructing landings by Jersey vessels and ports are refusing to take exports of Jersey shellfish, reports Tim Oliver. Tensions between…

  • Navy patrol boats off Jersey as French threaten blockade

    Navy patrol boats off Jersey as French threaten blockade

    7th May 2021

    Two Royal Navy patrol boats were stationed off Jersey on Thursday morning as a fleet of an estimated 70 to 80 French fishing vessels stood off St Helier, reports Tim Oliver. They were threatening to blockade the port in retaliation…

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