1. Two articles in the Times and the Independent have highlighted that French fishermen will bring their own style of direct action to ensure that they maintain access to UK waters for fishing in the event of a ‘no deal’ outcome. 2. While the BBC report the release of leaked Defra document highlighting the difficulty […]
Dispute over crab pots off the coast of Cornwall Defra Media Update: ‘The Daily Telegraph reports that ‘new tensions’ have arisen in the English Channel between British and French fishermen over crab pots off the Cornish coast. Cornish fishermen have accused French trawlers of sabotaging their pots, costing them hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Marine Management […]
Water Briefing: ‘The European Commission has found French plans to support a tidal energy plant to be in line with EU state aid rules. The EC has concluded that the measure will promote the production of electricity from renewable sources, in line with EU energy and climate goals, without unduly distorting competition in the Single […]
BLOOM : ‘The giant retail group “Les Mousquetaires” (owner of Intermarché, Netto, Bricomarché brands etc.) announced earlier today[1] that its fishing fleet, “Scapêche”, an important player in deep-sea fishing in Europe, will progressively phase out fishing for deep-sea species, as well as the sale of deep-sea fish in its supermarkets by 2025. The group also announced […]