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Old 19-12-2020, 19:56   #5134
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Re: Brexit-Transitional Period Ends 31/12/20
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
Fisheries protection is a civil matter and it goes on all year round come what may. Even within the EU there are rules to be enforced. Military assistance will add a symbolic dimension to the work the fisheries patrol already does and will continue to do. It won’t make a vast difference in terms of number of ships available seeing as the UK EEZ is huge, especially as it extends into the Atlantic Ocean north and west of Ireland. However, if one of the RN vessels comes across a French boat visiting its lobster pots it will have to act. I agree that would represent an escalation in symbolic terms at least, however it is a dangerous precedent indeed for any country not to defend its home territory and it is a dangerous misrepresentation of such defence to characterise it as ‘going up against’ another state.

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Yes, yes I would please if that’s ok. If you could further explain how successful French fishermen have historically been at blocking access to Rotterdam and Antwerp that would be great. Also the channel tunnel if you have time.

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