French flotilla stages protest off Jersey in fishing row

French flotilla stages protest off Jersey in fishing row

The village of Gorey Harbour and Mont Orgueil castle are seen in Jersey in this March 1, 2008 file photo./Toby Melville

French trawler crews angry at post-Brexit restrictions on their access to British fishing grounds sailed on Thursday in a flotilla to the British Channel island of Jersey to register their protest.

A simmering row over fishing rights has escalated this week, with a French minister suggesting French electricity supplies to Jersey could be cut, and Britain despatching two navy patrol boats to the island. read more

Hugo Lehuby, a representative for the Normandy regional…

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