What's the dispute between France and Jersey about?
The Jersey government has added what it calls two "very minor" conservation measures to the new access agreement, dealing with dredging and nesting areas. It argues that neither of them are unreasonable.
France argues that the new rules create restricted zones, and limit the kind of fishing equipment which can be used. They say many of their local boats could be put out of business.It's worth nothing that the current dispute does not involve other Channel Islands, such as Guernsey.An estimated 95% of the island's electricity arrives by undersea cables from France, which is only 14 miles away.
But they would have to prove that the agreement really had been breached, and that would take some time.Jersey's status is complicated because it is not part of the UK, and it was never part of the European Union.
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