The United Kingdom announced on the evening of Tuesday 28 September that new licences would be issued to French fishing vessels in the 6-12 mile zone.
The UK government has granted 12 additional licences out of the 87 still awaiting a response. In total, only 100 licences were granted out of 175 applied for.
The French Ministry of the Sea “takes note” of this decision, “despite nine months of intense work in accordance with the procedure laid down in the cooperation and trade...