Britain and France have been at loggerheads over post-Brexit fishing licences for UK waters since the start of the year. Both sides are now threatening imminent action – and mistranslations have not helped.
Under the Brexit trade and cooperation agreement (TCA), French fishers may continue to fish between six and 12 miles from the UK shore and off Guernsey and Jersey until 2026 if they have a discretionary licence issued by Britain.
To be granted that licence, they must provide some evidence that they had previously fished in those waters between 2012 and 2016 – but the two countries disagree over what form that evidence should take, and how much of it should be needed.
France says that for the 6-12 mile zone and off Guernsey and Jersey, 210
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