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Fishing to be further controlled by police in south-west France

The gendarmerie has signed an agreement to help fight ‘many and varied’ fishing offences

Fishing is banned off west coast of France to protect dolphins

The month-long ban has been denounced by fishing groups but environmentalists say more in needed

Strangers’ kindness and three other good news articles from France

We also look at how Japanese rugby fans cleaned up a stadium after a match and a group of fishermen’s determination to save a blue lobster from the plate

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French fishermen begin two-day strike to highlight ‘plague of crises’

EU regulations and post-Brexit turmoil have left the sector with a ‘dark horizon’, say industry groups

Look out, ducks! France’s giant catfish are decimating the population

This invasive species may be harmless to humans but poses a real threat to local waterfowl, our reader warns

Fresh fish in the post - French fishing fleet cuts out the middleman

The ice-packed fish are sent anywhere in France and the boat-to-plate service is growing

We bought a lake in France and turned our fishing holidays into jobs

In our ongoing series about people who have changed career in France, Mike Dagnall describes how he went from being a glazer in the UK to owning a carp lake in Normandy

Storms, UK tension, fake passes: Your Monday French news catch-up

Weekend roundup: A nurse under investigation for creating a fake vaccination certificate, floods devastate parts of southwestern France and UK issues more French fishing licences...

UK inquest says submarine not cause of 2004 sinking of French boat

Five French fishermen lost their lives when their boat, the Bugaled Breizh, suddenly sank off the coast of Cornwall. Speculation that a military submarine was involved has now been ruled out by a British court

Explained: Why France plans to ban UK fishing boats from its ports

‘I’m a fisherman, not an Oxford graduate’ says French fisherman, referring to documents sent in English about fishing licences as part of an ongoing dispute between the two countries

Final report of UK inquest into sinking of French fishing boat delayed

The Bugaled Breizh went down in 2004. An inquest is now seeking to find out if it sank due to a fishing accident or the accidental involvement of a military submarine

Opinion: UK-France bickering is hard on us bicultural ‘kids’ in middle

‘Child of both nations’ Samantha David says cross-Channel neighbours must stop squabbling and unite to tackle the global issues affecting them

UK inquest into mysterious sinking of French fishing boat begins

Five French crewmen died when their boat suddenly sank off the coast of Cornwall in 2004. A French inquest proved inconclusive, and now a new hearing in the UK hopes to shed more light on the incident

Brexit and France: Recap of key dates and issues in October and beyond

In view of changing deadlines over residency cards, we outline the important dates for Britons this month and other Brexit-related issues you are likely to read about

Tensions rising off Jersey as UK and France send patrol boats

The Jersey authorities, supported by the UK, insist they are following the Brexit deal rules in their allocation of fishing rights - France disagrees

French and British fishermen come to new agreement

French fishermen have agreed with their British counterparts on when and how they can fish for prized Saint-Jacques scallops ( coquilles ), after talks in London this week addressed recent discord.

Paris Aquarium warns of goldfish ‘slow death’

The Paris Aquarium is encouraging goldfish owners to bring their fish to be rehomed in its tanks, in a bid to prevent the popular pets from “dying a slow death” in a small bowl.