New licences for France trawlers in bid to ease fishing row

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  1. Well let’s hope that’s the end of all this non-stop bloody fish update news we’ve been subjected to for days now! Cod only knows we have no fish to embarrass each other any further … I’ll let myself trout.

  2. Smells a lot like a compromise. Hopefully that’ll be enough to stop the stupidity.

    Or not, in which case I’ll happily send my first born to war.

  3. How are these “new” 162 licences of which 49 are temporary different to the 162 licences of which 49 will be temporary which was agreed last week?

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-jersey-59077644

    >Of the 162 licences, 113 were permanent, an increase of two, and 49 were temporary, an increase of 18.

    It seems like these licences start today, rather than that they were “new”. I can’t see how this would change the French position as nothing has changed. I’m not really sure why the Independent is trying to spin this as occurring after the fact, when it was covered by numerous news outlets almost a week ago.

    My understanding is that the temporary licences are another extension for the fishermen in question to produce evidence of previous fishing in the area.

    Edit: lemonde.fr is reporting Macron has said he will not be imposing his earlier sanctions whilst negotiations are ” on going”:

    >Paris has, however, decided to “give a chance” to the discussions which will continue, announced Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening, ruling out an application of retaliatory measures from midnight, because ”  it is not while we are negotiating that we are going to impose sanctions ” .

    https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2021/11/01/licences-de-peche-post-brexit-londres-demande-a-paris-de-retirer-ses-menaces_6100568_3210.html

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