The director of Aqua-Mar, Nathalie Porritt, estimates the company usually exports more than 60% of the shellfish caught by fishermen from the Channel Islands into Europe
"But geographically, because of our location, these are just posing really, really difficult [problems] logistically - verging on the lines of impossible."after the UK and Jersey denied permits to dozens of French boats to operate in their waters.
The Jersey Fishermen's Association is now calling for fishing areas to be closed altogether until the row is resolved. "It seems wholly unfair that we're tied up in the harbour with their ports blocked and they're carrying on with their continued access," Stephen Viney from the JFA told Sky News.Mr Bailey says some fishermen will struggle to carry on if the EU market is blocked
"Morale is low and we're angry that we're in the middle of this - we feel like banging Boris's and Macron's heads together - sort it out."Skipper Jack Bailey usually sells 90% of his fish to Aqua-Mar but he now has lobster he's unable to sell and fears livelihoods are being threatened by the stand-off.
"With not having access to the EU market a lot of the fishermen will find it very hard to carry on," he said.Related Topics
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