This week, French fishing boats entered the waters off Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands archipelago, to protest, in essence, the same type of bureaucratic measures that Brexit backers in the U.K. say Europe inflicted on Britain. Under the new rules, French vessels must document their fishing history in the area if they want to obtain a license to continue netting catches there. The swell of discord appeared to crest Thursday when about 60 French fishing vessels gathered off St. Helier, Jersey’s main port, with some setting off flares and flashing lights in a show of discontent over the new rules. The boats arrived a day after Britain sent the Royal Navy’s HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to the waters off Jersey. Hoping to calm the waters, Jersey officials held talks Thursday with representatives for French fisheries.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 06, 2021 13:34 UTC