Fishing

Former fishing village in China has more billionaires than New York

China now hosts three cities with the greatest number of billionaires in the world, data from Global Rich List, an…

2 years ago

UK warns France it has 48 hours to withdraw threats and resolve fishing row or face legal action over ‘unreasonable’ behaviour

Speaking to the UK media on Monday, Truss warned that the British government is prepared to take legal action against…

3 years ago

Macron tells Johnson to ‘respect rules of the game’ at meeting over fishing licenses dispute – media

The leaders agreed on a “de-escalation” in the “coming days,” a French presidential official told BFM TV after Macron and…

3 years ago

Spat over English Channel fishing licenses damages UK’s ‘credibility’ – French President Macron

The issue of fishing rights is “a test of their credibility” for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government,…

3 years ago

France detains UK trawler in English Channel as row over fishing licenses heats up

French maritime minister Annick Girardin said the British trawler was escorted to Le Havre on Wednesday after being caught operating…

3 years ago

France threatens to cut power to UK’s Channel Islands in row over fishing licenses

Under the 2020 UK-EU trade deal, French boats are allowed to continue catching fish in British waters if they obtain…

3 years ago

UK says it has reached £333mn fishing quota agreement with EU

The annual negotiations for 2021 are the first the UK has participated in after it left the EU last year.Despite…

3 years ago

France says Jersey fishing row can be ‘quickly unblocked’ by applying post-Brexit trade deal, as UK looks to withdraw naval boats

“We want the situation to be quickly unblocked through the full implementation of the trade and cooperation agreement, which provides…

3 years ago

Quibbling over diplomatic rights for the EU and sending the navy to defend Jersey in fishing row is knee-jerk Britain at its worst

While French gunboats and British warships circle one another off the coast of Jersey as protesting fishermen bait the opposing…

3 years ago

Seaspiracy? Netflix’s new anti-fishing film that’s being lauded by celebrities has got more holes in it than a trawler’s net

Riding high in Netflix's most popular offerings this week is a documentary about fishing. No, it's not about middle-aged men…

3 years ago