Scallop war: French and British boats clash in Channel

PD on that big blue one at the start is from Peterhead

I think so, anyway.  PD is their callsign but they might have five numerals after and not just three?

Mental scenes, whatever!

"Speaking about the Scottish boat, he told BBC Scotland: "He's fully entitled to be there. UK vessels can enter that French zone, it's not illegal.

"The Peterhead vessel is going about its business. The French vessels are probably attacking it.""

PD wasn't messing about.

Paul Watson would be proud of that approach.

Those frogs better no mess wi us Jocks!

Have they forgotten what happened to them at Trafalgar?

'Scallop row': French police pledge more boats to keep peace

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45342536

winner meets iceland in the next round.

Fish bang scallop what a picture

I just love the french when they want something

remember the lamb war hahaha

Why aren't we like it??

winner meets iceland in the next round.

I'm sure those French police will remain neutral

I understand where the Scottish trawlers get the fish to take home and batter, but where are the mars bar breeding grounds?

no you silly billy checking   - they are grown beneath ground on the allotments in glasgow

you really are not taking this seriously

Here is a description of the problem.....

Under the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy registered fleets from any member state have equal access to EU waters. But each country has powers to limit the access that fleets from other EU countries have to waters within 12 nautical miles of its own coastline. This means France can impose restrictions on UK and other non-French EU boats operating within this zone, but not beyond.

But, amid stated concern over the level of scallop stocks, France operates an extra law that applies only to its own fleets. This allows them to dredge the Baie de Seine (some of which is less than 12 nautical miles off the French coast, and some of which isn't) only during a "season" lasting from 1 October to 15 May. So, UK fleets can dredge the area lying more than 12 miles off the coast at this time of year. French fleets, because of their own country's law, can't do this until the season starts next month. French fishermen say this is unfair, arguing that ships from other EU countries are getting an advantage over them.

But the UK's Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs points out that, overall, French fleets make far more money from catches in UK waters than vice versa. In the past, the UK and France have worked out what the European Commission called "common management measures" for harvesting scallops, but this has not been repeated this year, amid increasing acrimony. The commission said it was "in the interest first and foremost of the fishermen" to come to a new agreement.

.....   .....They don't like it up 'em!

The French fishermens argument is with their own government and not us.
Hopefully a new agreement has been reached, if not I hope our Navy gets involved.
Only the French fishermen calling for more and more concessions put paid to the current agreement.

Batten saying just that on LBC just now.

The Navy should be on alert right at this moment, imo.

The Navy??? You mean our two rowing boats and a dinghy? The rest got sold off cheap to some banana republic.

The 7th Fleet (two pedalos and an inflatable kayak) have been dispatched.

That is all.

Typical of the French...........just being shellfish !

No chance of getting any help from the UK government our fisherman,

I really wouldn't put up with them if I was our lot,

Lame response from Gove yesterday.  What a fkn wimp

It's the Royal Navys duty to protect our fishing fleet.
Hopefully a couple of Patrol Boats will be despatched.
That fails send in some Destroyers.
That fails a couple of Nuclear subs should do it.
Feck the French WE RULE THE WAVES.

Our second aircraft carrier Prince of Wales will be ready soon.  Could pass by whilst on sea trials

She will be handed over to the Royal Navy in 2019, and be fully ready for front-line duties around the globe from 2023.[12]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Prince_of_Wales_(R09)

Beautiful ship Trilby.
Didn't realise we had 74 major type ships in the fleet.

Always slightly surprising just how many Royal Navy bases we still maintain around the globe: Gibraltar, Singapore, Bahrain, Diego Garcia, the Falklands and the new one being built in Oman.

Bored you all before and I'll bore you again..........two types of boats. Submarines and targets

Subs were easily taken out in WW2 by destroyers though?

Set the depth charge and just peppered them

Diesel boats can only stay down for so long. Nukes can stay down indefinitely. When I was in they reckoned 90% of the Utd States Navy was surface ships, after a three day conventional war 90% of the United States fleet would be submarines !

Uboat sailors paid a heavy price, 90,000 out of 100,000 did make it.

Yeah fair point

WW2 was the start of subs I suppose so not really a strong argument on my part

Subs can also go much further down as well?

Can now go further down it should read