Fishing

Italy opposes new EU fishing opportunities regulation

Italy voted against a new European agreement on fishing opportunities in the Atlantic, the North Sea, and in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, sources told ANSA. The agreement on…

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France threatens EU legal action if UK sticks to fishing licence stance

France will ask the European Union to start legal action against Britain if it fails to issue more fishing licences by a Friday deadline set by the European Commission, a French minister said. Clement Beaune,…

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UPDATED: French fishermen block boat at St Malo as they launch Brexit protests

SAINT-MALO, France, Nov 26 (Reuters) - French fishermen blocked a British cargo vessel from docking in a Brittany port on Friday, in protest at what they say are moves by…

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Impounded British scallop dredger sailing home from French port

ROUEN, France, (Reuters) - A British scallop dredger impounded by French authorities sailed out of the French port of Le Havre on Wednesday evening and was heading home, ending a…

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French minister says UK showed ‘constructive’ spirit in Brexit fishing talks

PARIS, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Britain has shown a "constructive" spirit in its talks with France over post-Brexit fishing licences, French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said on Wednesday. "I spoke…

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UK says it’s up to France to cool fishing dispute

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Britain rejected French assertions on Sunday that their leaders had agreed to measures to de-escalate a row over post-Brexit fishing rights, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's…

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France’s Macron tells UK’s Johnson to respect the rules in fishing row

ROME, Oct 31 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday that London should respect international rules in a row over post-Brexit fishing rights,…

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UPDATED: Britain, France again at loggerheads over easing fishing row

Britain and France clashed again over a post-Brexit fishing row on Sunday, with London calling on Paris to withdraw its threats and rejecting assertions there had been any agreement to…

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UPDATED: France, Britain locked in fishing standoff as Brexit tensions mount

By Costas Pitas and Sarah Meyssonnier LONDON/LE HAVRE, France, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Britain threatened on Friday to board French fishing boats and France stood by a plan to impose…

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A look at the post-Brexit fishing rules at the heart of new UK-France clash

France’s seizure of a British trawler in French territorial waters marked a serious escalation in a dispute between Paris and London over post-Brexit fishing rights. Tensions between the two sides…

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UPDATED: UK says French threats will be met with calibrated response

LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - French threats to disrupt British trade and block its trawlers from accessing French ports are not compatible with international law and will be met with…

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France considering review of bilateral deals with Britain in fishing row fury

France is ready to review bilateral cooperation with Britain if London continues to ignore the agreement reached over fishing rights in its post-Brexit trading relationship with the European Union, the…

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UPDATED: France accuses Britain of holding fishermen “hostage” for political gain

France accused Britain of playing politics with post-Brexit fishing rights on Wednesday after London and the Channel Island of Jersey refused dozens of French fishing boats licences to operate in…

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Mediterranean and Black Seas: Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2022

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for fishing opportunities for 2022 in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The proposal promotes the sustainable management of fish stocks in the…

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Carbon emissions from trawler fishing on a par with aviation, say ocean researchers

Trawling of the ocean floor by fishing fleets releases roughly the same amount of carbon emissions into the water as aviation puts into the atmosphere each year, researchers said, calling…

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Fuelling Scots anger, UK confident on solving post-Brexit “teething” woes

Britain believes it can resolve post-Brexit "teething issues" that have disrupted exports of Scottish fish to the European Union, a minister said on Thursday, in comments that further charged tensions with Scotland's…

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UK fishing industry disappointed by Brexit deal “fudge”

Britain's fishing industry is disappointed that a Brexit trade deal struck with the European Union does not represent more of a reduction in the access that the bloc currently has…

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EU to consider new fishing proposal by UK in hope to secure deal

The European Union is considering a new proposal on fishing rights from the United Kingdom as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tries to secure an 11th-hour trade deal, Bloomberg News. Under the latest…

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Britain’s navy to protect fishing waters in case of no-deal Brexit

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready on Jan. 1 to help protect Britain's fishing waters in the event the Brexit transition period ends without a deal on future ties with the European Union, the Ministry…

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Photo Story – Fishing in Poland

Workers use a net to catch fish at 'Polesie' fish farm in Sosnowica, Lubelskie Voivodeship, Poland, 07 November 2020. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), aquaculture in…

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Commission proposes fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and North Sea for 2021

On Tuesday, the Commission published its proposal setting out catch limits for fish stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea. Based on this proposal, EU fisheries ministers will set…

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Head of EU Parliament fisheries committee takes tough line on Brexit deal

A French EU lawmaker who chairs the European Parliament's fisheries committee told Reuters there could be no annual quota negotiation in a trade deal with Britain, sticking to a tough…

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Photo Story: Marine and fisheries sector considered as one of the hardest hit by coronavirus pandemic

Fisherman transport a shark to the fish market in the traditional fishing port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 26 August 2020. According to media reports, the marine and fisheries sector is…

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UN warns overfishing on the rise as global consumption climbs

More than a third of the fish stocks around the world are being overfished and the problem is particularly acute in developing countries, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization…

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EU sets up emergency measures to help farmers and fishermen through pandemic

A number of emergency measures have been approved by the EU in order to provide aid to farmers and fishermen affected by the coronavirus pandemic. These urgent measures are being…

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England’s fishing industry to receive £10m bailout

The fishing industry in England will receive a £10-million bailout after its markets in the UK and Europe collapsed due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 1,000 fishing and aquaculture…

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COVID-19 outbreak: Council approves financial assistance for EU fishermen

The EU's Council of Ministers has agreed on a proposal to help tackle the negative impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the fishery and aquaculture sector. The proposal will amend…

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Haggling begins as EU prepares to set 2020 fishing quotas

Haggling over EU fishing quotas for next year has begun in Brussels, and fisheries ministers from member states look likely to ignore scientific advice and argue for higher quotas for…

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Global warming will mean loss of one-sixth of world’s ocean fish

The world’s oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a…

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Photo Story – Almadraba (Spain)

Several fisherman take action in the 'levanta' or raise of the net as they perform the traditional tuna fishing art called 'almadraba' at sea near the coast in Barbate, Cadiz,…

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