French fishermen to block Channel Tunnel, Calais port on Friday

FILE PHOTO: A French fisherman prepares drag nets on the French trawler Bel Espoir before it leaves the harbour of Port-en-Bessin on the eve of the start of the scallop fishing season in France, September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - French fishermen plan to block the Channel Tunnel and the port of Calais on Friday in protest at Britain's failure to issue them with more fishing licences since Brexit.

Members of the fishermen's association told an online news conference on Thursday that a large number of vehicles would be used to block the Channel Tunnel, which is used to ship goods by rail between Britain and France.