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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
The Jersey government confirmed last week that it will issue 64 full licences and 31 temporary licences to French vessels to fish in Jersey waters, on top of the 47 vessels already licensed to do so earlier this year. It…
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…
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…
In this issue of Fishing News, our lead story is Tim Oliver’s report on the government setting provisional TACs for UK-EU shared stocks for the remainder of 2021, or until an agreement is reached with the EU Plus the latest news…
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