Jersey fishing sector gets up to £400k support for Brexit disruption
The Fisheries Support Scheme helps with fixed costs and salaries
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Jersey's fishing industry is in line for up to £400,000 of funding from the island's government.
It comes amid disruption to the industry after the UK's exit from the European Union.
It is the second phase of the Fisheries Support Scheme which handed out £120,000 between May and August.
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Support for Jersey’s fishing industry has been extended to the end of the year amid disruption after the UK's exit from the European Union.
The Fisheries Support Scheme helps with fixed costs and salaries.
About £120,000 was paid by Jersey's government in the first phase between May and August.
The second phase up to 31 December has a cash pot of up to £400,000, said Jersey's government.
It was "appropriate that businesses in the fishing sector continue to have support to help them through these difficult times", said Deputy Kirsten Morel, Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture.
He said there was "continued uncertainty around access to Jersey waters, and Brexit-related barriers to Jersey’s long-established markets in Europe, and ongoing pressures on key stocks".
Four French warships have been stationed around St Malo, after fishermen threatened to disrupt British boats going into the harbour on Friday.
They are annoyed about how many licences Jersey and the UK have given fishermen based in France.
The French national fisheries committee said ferry traffic would be blocked at the ports of St Malo, Ouistreham and Calais during Friday morning.