٠٠:٠٠:٥٨Dozens of French fishing vessels sailed to Jersey's St. Helier Port on Thursday to protest over new fishing rules. They were demonstrating after the introduction last week of new local rules under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which they say threaten their access to the Channel Island's territory waters.
Around 60 vessels entered St. Helier Harbour, with Elizabeth Castle in background, as locals watched on and took pictures of the scene.
The French fishermen reportedly claim that if Jersey's new licensing system continued, most of the French fleet from Normandy would disappear.
The fishing rules require new local licences which the French fleet claim restricts their ability to fish.
British naval vessels are reported to be patrolling near Jersey.
The post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was already provisionally in effect after it was finalised on Christmas Eve and signed off by the UK Parliament, with European Parliament approval being the treaty's final legal hurdle.
The move marks the final end of the lengthy Brexit process, which took almost five years, although not the end of tensions between the UK and the EU amid ongoing disputes over the Northern Ireland protocol of the agreement, as well as other issues.
Jersey: French fishing vessels arrive in island's waters in protest of post-Brexit rules
Dozens of French fishing vessels sailed to Jersey's St. Helier Port on Thursday to protest over new fishing rules. They were demonstrating after the introduction last week of new local rules under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which they say threaten their access to the Channel Island's territory waters.
Around 60 vessels entered St. Helier Harbour, with Elizabeth Castle in background, as locals watched on and took pictures of the scene.
The French fishermen reportedly claim that if Jersey's new licensing system continued, most of the French fleet from Normandy would disappear.
The fishing rules require new local licences which the French fleet claim restricts their ability to fish.
British naval vessels are reported to be patrolling near Jersey.
The post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was already provisionally in effect after it was finalised on Christmas Eve and signed off by the UK Parliament, with European Parliament approval being the treaty's final legal hurdle.
The move marks the final end of the lengthy Brexit process, which took almost five years, although not the end of tensions between the UK and the EU amid ongoing disputes over the Northern Ireland protocol of the agreement, as well as other issues.
Dozens of French fishing vessels sailed to Jersey's St. Helier Port on Thursday to protest over new fishing rules. They were demonstrating after the introduction last week of new local rules under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which they say threaten their access to the Channel Island's territory waters.
Around 60 vessels entered St. Helier Harbour, with Elizabeth Castle in background, as locals watched on and took pictures of the scene.
The French fishermen reportedly claim that if Jersey's new licensing system continued, most of the French fleet from Normandy would disappear.
The fishing rules require new local licences which the French fleet claim restricts their ability to fish.
British naval vessels are reported to be patrolling near Jersey.
The post-Brexit Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was already provisionally in effect after it was finalised on Christmas Eve and signed off by the UK Parliament, with European Parliament approval being the treaty's final legal hurdle.
The move marks the final end of the lengthy Brexit process, which took almost five years, although not the end of tensions between the UK and the EU amid ongoing disputes over the Northern Ireland protocol of the agreement, as well as other issues.