End of November, Paris still demanded more than 150 authorizations, according to the French Ministry of the Sea.
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A breakthrough in sight in the quarrel between France and the United Kingdom? The government of the Anglo-Norman island of Guernsey granted 40 fishing licenses on Wednesday December 1 to French boats, which will thus be able to continue fishing in its waters after February 1, 2022, the island government announced. Anglo-Norman.
By adding three other ships that will replace ships that have left the French fleet, Guernsey will grant 43 licenses for 58 applications. They will be able to fish in the 6-12 nautical mile zone off the Channel Island, as was the case before Brexit.
This decision should not, however, resolve the dispute between France and the United Kingdom over fishing licenses. The granting of these definitive licenses by the Channel Island is “excellent news”, corn “the fight” continue for “111 licenses” post-Brexit yet to be obtained for French fishermen, the French Minister of the Sea told AFP. The European Commission asked London, Wednesday, November 24, to settle the post-Brexit dispute over fishing licenses with France by December 10, announced one of its spokespersons.