French fishing fleet is seen at the entrance to the harbour in St Helier, Jersey, May 6, 2021. Marc Le Cornu/via REUTERS
PARIS (Reuters) -French trawler crews angry at post-Brexit restrictions on their access to British fishing grounds sailed in a flotilla to the British Channel island of Jersey on Thursday to register their protest.
A simmering row over fishing rights has escalated this week, with a French minister suggesting French electricity supplies to Jersey could be cut, and Britain despatching two navy patrol boats to the island.
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