Connect with us

Fisheries

Statement by the Commission on fishing licences

SHARE:

Published

4 years ago

on

We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. You can unsubscribe at any time.

The UK has issued 18 licences for EU replacement vessels in the UK territorial waters and five licences for EU vessels to access Jersey waters. Further technical consultations will continue with the aim to have seven additional replacement vessels licenced by the end of Monday (13 December). 

At the end of November, the European Commission had invited the UK to intensify joint efforts in order to conclude on all outstanding licence requests by EU fishing vessels by 10 December. With today's announcements, this resulted in 83 additional vessels receiving clarity for their fishing in the UK waters.

Today's decision is an important step in a long process seeking full implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. A number of vessels seeking access to waters have not yet received a licence.  The European Commission will continue to work, together with France, in order to ensure full implementation of the TCA and will examine the legal circumstances around every requested license which has not been granted.

Share this article:

Share this:
Related Topics:
EU Reporter publishes articles from a variety of outside sources which express a wide range of viewpoints. The positions taken in these articles are not necessarily those of EU Reporter. Please see EU Reporter’s full Terms and Conditions of publication for more information EU Reporter embraces artificial intelligence as a tool to enhance journalistic quality, efficiency, and accessibility, while maintaining strict human editorial oversight, ethical standards, and transparency in all AI-assisted content. Please see EU Reporter’s full A.I. Policy for more information.
Advertisement

Trending