1. This week a consignment of langoustines, scallop meat and monk fish for Germany was intercepted at Boulogne by French fishermen protesting at cheap imports. 2. FRENCH fishermen fought with riot police in several ports yesterday and at least one policeman was badly hurt as anger over cheap imports spilled over into violence. 3. ABERDEEN fish processors are to go ahead with an export drive to France this week, in spite of attempts by French fishermen to block the import of supplies. 4. Many French fishermen believe that if a cat puts its paw behind an ear while grooming itself it will soon rain. 5. A Royal Navy helicopter on Tuesday rescued five French fishermen who had been forced to abandon their sinking trawler and take to a life raft. 6. But he found himself ferrying coupmakers and now the French fisherman is facing charges of being an accessory in an attempted coup in Comoros. 7. Combined with plunging prices, that could spell disaster for many French fishermen. 8. French fisherman blocked northern ports for a second day Wednesday but faced court action as their protest stranded hundreds of truckers and diverted car ferries. 9. French fishermen, who claim an historic right to fish in Haricot and Sark, planned a protest in Guernsey waters on Monday morning. 10. French fisherman blocked northern ports for a second day Wednesday, but courts ordered them to end their protest that stranded hundreds of truckers and diverted car ferries. |