Category: fishing

French Fishermen Disrupt UK Trade Routes Over Fishing Licence Row

CALAIS, France—French fishermen temporarily blockaded the port of Calais and Channel Tunnel rail link in an effort to disrupt trade between Britain and the continent on Friday, escalating a row over licences to fish in British waters. Fishing rights plagued Brexit talks for years due to their economic importance and political significance for both President…


Britain, France Again at Loggerheads Over Easing Fishing Row

ROME—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 try to cool an argument that could ultimately hurt trade. The two sides painted different pictures of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and…


Britain, France Again at Loggerheads Over Easing Fishing Dispute

ROME—Britain and France clashed again over a post-Brexit fishing dispute on Oct. 31, with London calling on Paris to withdraw its threats and rejecting assertions that there had been any agreement to try to cool an argument that could ultimately hurt trade. The two sides painted different pictures of a meeting between Prime Minister Boris…


France to Announce Sanctions Amid Fishing Dispute With UK

PARIS—France will announce potential sanctions over energy prices and trade “by the end of the week” in its fishing dispute with the United Kingdom, the government spokesman said Wednesday. France vehemently protested the decision last month by the UK and the Channel Island of Jersey to refuse dozens of French fishing boats a license to…


Graves Amendment Recognizes Pipelines’ Value as Fish Reefs

In the midst of contentious debate over the markup of Rep. Brownley’s (D.-Calif.) H.R. 2643, which would assess an annual fee on oil and gas pipeline owners of $1,000 per mile in shallow water and $10,000 per mile in deep water, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed an amendment to the bill from Rep….


15-Year-Old UK Girl Reels In Massive 100lb Monster Catfish—And Its Bigger Than Her

A teen fishing ace who didn’t think she’d catch anything as it was Friday the 13th snared her biggest yet—a massive 100-pound catfish bigger than her. Hannah Truscott, 15, specializes in netting the species and has now caught her own personal best—a 96-pound-4-ounce beast. She was fishing with her father, Paul, at White Lakes in Essex…


Chinese State-Subsidized Vessels Near South America Raise Concerns About Illegal Fishing

Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels fill the seas near the maritime borders of South American countries. While appearing modest, the fleet of small fishing vessels is among an armada of ships financially supported by the Chinese regime, with a portion potentially involved in illegally fishing other nation’s territorial waters. Off the coast of Argentina, some of these…


France: Europe Readying Steps to Make Britain Comply With Brexit Deal

PARIS—European states will, within days, announce measures to apply pressure on London to abide by Brexit agreements sealed with the bloc when Britain left the European Union, French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune told ‘Europe 1’ radio on Tuesday. He did not say what those measures would be, but noted in an interview with the…


Small Fry: Peru’s Fishermen Battle China’s Overseas Fleet

PUCUSANA, PERU—Aboard the Ocean Warrior in the eastern Pacific Ocean, José López proudly remembers his first catch: he was 13, and a local skipper, pitying his ragamuffin look, hired him as an extra hand. When he returned home, his pockets stuffed with a day’s wages, his mother protested. “She thought I had stolen the money,”…


Russian Woman Befriends Bear That She Rescued From Safari Park, Now They Go Fishing Together

An adorable set of pictures show a rescued brown bear and his owner fishing together on a boat in Russia. Archie the brown bear and Veronika Dichka like to spend time fishing on the lake in their native Novosibirsk, in southern Siberian, Russia. Veronika rescued Archie from a safari park that was running out of business…