French diplomats claimed the move breached the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), which could lead to punitive measures against the UK if an arbitration tribunal rules in France's favour.
Charles Clover, director of the Blue Marine Foundation, criticized French actions as hypocrisy and playing an ideological game against their own rightwing parties, not adhering to fishing restrictions agreed in the TCA.
The Paris-based environmental group Bloom threatened legal action against France, indicating the discrepancy between France's claims as ocean champions and their actions in the fishing dispute.
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