JERSEY fishermen fully support the new licensing regime introduced by Guernsey but are ‘bitterly disappointed’ that meetings between the islands have not taken place.

The States has this morning approved changes to the law which will allow licences to be sold to non-Guernsey fishing boats wishing to fish in the three to 12-mile zone around the island.

THOUSANDS of pounds’-worth of damage has been caused to crab and lobster pots and lines by trawlers in the last few years, a report detailing a new licensing system has revealed.

DEMOLISHING seven granite follies to the south of the QE2 marina would create up to 93 new parking spaces in Town, the Guernsey Marine Traders Association said yesterday.

NEARLY being blown on to rocks is not an experience that fisherman James Renier wants to repeat.

JERSEY fishermen want to form a new Channel Islands fisheries commission offering reciprocal rights to all islands.

A THREAT by Jersey fishermen over controversial new laws to licence a Guernsey 12-mile limit could see a fleet sailing here en masse in a show of solidarity.

POLLACK in local waters are getting smaller, recreational fishermen have said.

AN EXCHANGE in the Assembly yesterday about the secrecy surrounding the settlement of the fish dispute is an indication of how far government has to go in embracing the concept of openness.

TAXPAYERS and fishermen have a right to know settlement details of a lengthy dispute between the States and a UK fishing company, a local trader has said.