France has been accused of hypocrisy by conservationists over a fresh post-Brexit dispute with the UK over fishing rights.
France launched an official protest after the UK banned bottom trawling from parts of its territorial waters last month, with the aim of protecting vulnerable habitats.
Charles Clover, director of the Blue Marine Foundation, a UK-based conservation organisation, said the TCA clearly permitted fishing restrictions provided they were applied equally. “This is hypocrisy by the French,” he said.
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