France vows to keep battling in fishing dispute with UK
Source: AP
PARIS (AP) — France’s minister of the sea vowed Sunday to “continue the fight” in the country’s dispute with Britain over fishing rights.
Minister Annick Girardin met with fishermen in northern France on Sunday.
“We fight every day for these ships, for these licenses, and we will not give up,” she told reporters, criticizing the British interpretation of post-Brexit rules over fishing rights as “inadmissible.”
Fishing is a tiny industry economically, but one that looms large symbolically for both Britain and France, which have long and cherished maritime traditions.
French fisherman Sylvain stands aboard the trawler Le Chant des Sirenes (The Mermaids' song) as they fish at the limits of the French-UK waters, off Granville, Normandy, Tuesday, Nov.9, 2021. France has threatened to bar British boats from some of its ports and tighten checks on boats and trucks carrying British goods if more French vessels aren't licensed to fish in U.K. waters. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
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