UK and Jersey Issue More Fishing Licences in Post-Brexit Row With France

Fishermen process their catch of lobster and crab on the deck of their boats, while fishing in the English Channel off the coast of Jersey on Nov. 3, 2021. Ben Birchall/PA

The UK and Jersey governments have issued further licences to French fishing boats to trawl British waters in an apparent attempt to ease cross-Channel tensions.

The Brussels-imposed deadline of midnight on Friday into Saturday for solving a post-Brexit fishing row passed without an agreement being announced.