A company that exports shellfish from Jersey into the EU has been forced to close temporarily and stop buying from local fishermen due to the ongoing row over fishing rights.
The director of Aqua-Mar, Nathalie Porritt, estimates the company usually exports more than 60% of the shellfish caught by fishermen from the Channel Islands into Europe.
France has threatened to close its ports to vessels after the UK and Jersey denied permits to dozens of French boats to operate in their waters.
The Jersey Fishermen’s Association (JFA) is now calling for fishing areas to be closed altogether until the row is resolved.
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