Relief at fuel support for French fishing
A number of fishing vessels in Boulogne have been tied up this week, in an unprecedented response to the crippling increase in the price of diesel. The announcement by Prime…
Real action needed as fuel prices bite
As fuel prices hit some dizzying new highs, fishing companies across Europe are looking for support from governments to deal with this unprecedented situation. In France meetings have been held…
President meets fishermen hit by Brexit
French President Emmanuel Macron has received a delegation of fishermen who have seen their livelihoods directly affected by Brexit, accompanied by Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin Secretary of State…
Licences granted – but further action threatened
After the UK issued 23 licences to French fishing vessels on the day of the deadline by which the longstanding dispute should have been resolved, fishermen in the Hauts-de-France region…
Olivier Leprêtre, Predient of the Hauts-de-France Regional Fisheries Committee
French fishermen united against UK licence refusals
Olivier Lepretre, President of the Fisheries Committee (CRPMEM) for the Hauts-de-France region, last month met French Minister of the Sea, Annick Girardin, to discuss what they see as the entirely…
I want those licenses back!
The UK’s response in authorising French vessels to fish in British waters corresponds to neither the spirit nor to the letter of the agreement that was signed by the 27…
The first licences have been allocated to French fishing vessels to operate in the UK 6-12 mile zone
First licences issued for UK 6-12 zone
The first round of licences for French vessels to operate within the UK’s 6-12 mile zone, as finalised during the trade agreement announced on Christmas Eve, has been issued. The…