Factory Ships in the English Channel: France Will Ban Them in Its Territorial Waters
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Between Cotentin and Pas-de-Calais and to defend the resource, the exclusion of vessels over 25 metres is now subject to consultation with other European countries.
On Thursday 22 October, the Minister for Fisheries, Catherine Chabaud, launched the consultation to ban vessels over 25 metres near the French coast in the English Channel. This procedure aims to inform the Member States of the decision of France, but Paris does not need their agreement. If the European Commission sees nothing problematic, the ban will come into force at the beginning of the year. - Ship-factors in the English Channel: France wi…
After months of waiting, Sea Minister Catherine Chabaud announced on Thursday 22 October the launch of the process to ban vessels over 25 metres from the French coastal strip. The measure concerns the eastern Channel, the area from Mont-Saint-Michel to the Belgian border. These factory ships will no longer be able to fish in the waters less than 22 km from the coast, where many fish species breed. Until now, this area is (...) Read more In brief…
Paris (France), 22 Oct 2026 (AFP) – France has launched a procedure with the European Commission to prohibit fishing for all vessels over 25 metres in its territorial waters in the East Channel, a narrow area, congested and with declining species, said the Ministry of the Sea on Thursday. [...] Read more Fishing: France wants to ban vessels over 25 metres in the East Channel first appeared on MARINE & OCÉANS.
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