Their families have been fishing here for decades but despite promises of frictionless trade, the market for their fish is disappearing
Will the ‘significant impact’ of Brexit reduce need for migration controls? - Jersey Evening Post
25/02/2021
THE ‘significant’ impact of Brexit on workers coming into the Island should be considered before additional migration controls are introduced, the Hospitality Association has said in an open letter to States Members.
The UK government has received approval from the House of Lords to negotiate over fishing rights in Crown dependency waters without their consent.
The European Commission had set a Friday midnight deadline for London and Paris to reach an agreement.
Shellfish industry’s Brexit fears
03/07/2019
JERSEY’S historic oyster-growing industry could be decimated by Brexit, a third-generation shellfish farmer has said.
Work is under way to introduce a short-stay scheme for French nationals this summer, the States of Guernsey has said. / It comes after Jersey announced a change to passport rules for French nationals arriving by ferry on day trips.
French visitors to Jersey won't need a passport to travel for the first time since Brexit, under a pilot scheme announced by the island's government. / It follows a "significant decline" in the number of visitors from France since the UK left the EU and new travel restrictions came into effect.
Minister hopes French will be able to use ID cards to enter Jersey – after visitor numbers dropped 'off a cliff edge' after Brexit
03/11/2022
ALLOWING French visitors to use identity cards to travel to the Channel Islands could help revitalise the tourism industry post-Brexit, according to the External Relations Minister.
A MEETING between the government and fishermen held to try to find a way of resolving Brexit-related fishing difficulties failed to produce a solution.
Jersey minister: 'We absolutely knew post-Brexit arrangements would cause difficulties' [1 min]
06/05/2021
Jersey's External Relations Minister Ian Gorst tells LBC he "absolutely knew" post-Brexit arrangements would cause difficulties with tensions escalating as the fishing row continues.
Senator Gorst said: “It’s entirely to do with Brexit, because historically we’ve had a fishing deal with France, but that all came to an end with the new trade deal that was negotiated post Brexit.”
The government of Jersey has issued almost 50 additional licences to French boats to fish in its waters, in an apparent effort to stave off threats of sanctions from Paris.
Licences for French boats do not meet terms of deal agreed by Boris Johnson, says Brussels.
They blame a number of factors including Brexit and the Covid pandemic, as well as supply chain problems and spiralling costs.
Its board of directors said a "period of financial difficulty" had been caused by many factors, including Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.
INDEPENDENCE may be the only option left for Jersey if Brexit unfolds unfavourably for the Island, according to Sir Philip Bailhache.
Priti Patel’s prohibition on ‘insecure identity cards’ partly reversed by James Cleverly.
Channel Islands' farmers say they are frustrated that "layers of bureaucracy" and red tape post-Brexit are causing major challenges across the industry.
French warship arrives in Jersey after Royal Navy sent in over fishermen’s post-Brexit blockade threat
06/05/2021
Tensions escalated as French military boat Athos arrived this morning, while two Royal Navy ships watched a flotilla of French fishing boats as they protest over fishing rights.
French visitor numbers bounce back since ID cards allowed, but still down 50% since Brexit
27/10/2023
The number of visitors coming to Jersey from France has dropped by nearly 50% in four years, according to a Visit Jersey report.
French official threatens to stop ferry sailings unless post-Brexit passport rules are relaxed
02/02/2023
A French official has warned that some ferries between the Channel Islands and France could stop running from next year unless post-Brexit rules requiring French passengers to have a passport are relaxed.
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.
The French government warned Tuesday that it was weighing reprisals after Britain set new rules governing access for French fishing boats near the Channel Islands, the latest skirmish in a deepening post-Brexit dispute.
France is aiming to block a post-Brexit financial services pact between the UK and the EU over a row about fishing rights.
French minister raises electricity supply as point of leverage in dispute over access to UK waters.