Fishing wars could be about to break out again after French anger over licences
Fishing wars could be about to break out again after French anger over licences
There were defiant scenes in Jersey in May when French fishing boats protested (Picture: Getty/SWNS/AP)
There are fears of a new cross-Channel fishing war after just 12 small French boats were given licenses to operate in British waters.
The French government reacted with fury after only a quarter of the 47 applications for a license were approved – and warned of ‘retaliatory action’.
The UK was…