More licences issued – but France wants 100 extra French fishermen were threatening further blockades of Channel ports in the run-up to Christmas if more licence applications to fish in UK and Jersey waters are not granted, reports Tim Oliver.…
French fishermen briefly disrupted trade at Calais, St Malo, Ouistraham and the Channel Tunnel rail link last weekend in their efforts to gain licences to fish in Jersey and UK waters. As they had warned, they have begun a campaign…
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced that it will accept new applications by capped licence vessels for additional quota until early December following a positive early response to its initiative. Under this scheme, which is being run in partnership…
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…
DEFRA launches two major consultations in England DEFRA has launched two major consultations, in parallel, on the management of the shellfish and scallop sectors in England, reports Tim Oliver. One relates to views on whether latent capacity (unused licences and…
Wide-ranging debate on Scots industry future Scotland’s fishing industry is being asked to take part in a wide-ranging discussion on the Scottish government’s vision for the future of fisheries, reports Tim Oliver Scottish fisheries minister Fergus Ewing launched a national…
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