October 15, 2012 — Militant French fishermen yesterday demanded a boycott of British caught scallops as the war over fishing rights intensified.
The French are furious that British fishermen have harvested scallops in the Bay of Seine at a time when they are banned from going to sea.
They have rammed British boats, pelted them with iron bars and rocks and attempted to snag their propellers with rope.
Now they are calling for a campaign of 'actions on land' to force French shops and restaurants to stop selling scallops imported from the UK.
Previous protests have seen Norman fishermen overturn trays of scallops in supermarkets and hurl fish in front of shoppers.
Norman farmers have even set fire to live lambs in a dispute over cheap foreign imports.
Fishermen from the Calvados and Manche counties of Normandy yesterday demanded action against British trawlers and the import of their scallops.
At an angry meeting in Sainte-Mere-Eglise they claimed scallop fishing off the Normandy coast was being destroyed by the British.
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