French fishermen pull plug on ‘Scallop Wars’ talks with UK rivals 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseFrench fishermen have broken off talks with British rivals for a new deal on access to scallop-rich waters in the English Channel, a long-simmering conflict that flared into a high-seas confrontation last month. The current deal lets British boats smaller than 15 meters (50 feet) fish the area before then, giving them first dibs at one of the main scallop sources off the French coast. But British fishermen demanded more compensation as part of the deal than the French side could stomach. Carre said France had proposed allowing British boats to fish 50 tonnes of cod and 25 tonnes of sole in place of the scallops.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 13, 2018 02:03 UTC