Payment for fishing licences (FOI)Payment for fishing licences (FOI)
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Request
A
Why do Jersey fishermen have to pay the Jersey Government for a fishing licence?
B
Why do French fishermen not have to pay for a fishing licence to fish in the same waters ie ‘Ours’?
Response
A
Jersey fishers do not pay the Government of Jersey for a fishing licence since licence entitlements are traded in private arrangements between fishers and licence brokers.
However, Jersey fishers currently pay a one-off administration fee to add a Jersey licence onto their UK fishing licence which is required before a Jersey licence can be issued.
Further information can be found on the Marine Resources guidance pages located on www.gov.je
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B
French fishermen do not pay the Government of Jersey for a fishing licence.
Ministers agreed that the administration fee would be deferred for French applicants.
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