UK and French fishermen are set to agree on a deal over fishing scallops following episodes of violence in the Seine Bay off Normandy, France, last week.
A meeting took place on Wednesday in London where the fishing industries and governments on both sides held constructive talks about fishing in the eastern Channel and agreed on new laws to be confirmed later this week.
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Pascal Coquet, president of the French Fishing Shells Commission said the agreement was a "win-win situation".
"This is the best case for both parties ... as far as the British were in their right," he said after the meeting.
Conservation measures aimed at restoring scallop stocks in the Eastern Channel including the Seine Bay will now be extended to British boats under 15-meters long, which were initially excluded.
"In the meantime, there is a voluntary agreement for all UK vessels to respect the French closure period in the Baie de Seine."
In return, the French government will compensate the British boats.
Rocks, smoke bombs and other projectiles are reported to have been hurled at English and Scottish vessels during the confrontation in the early hours of Tuesday.
The new regulations are subject to a reasonable compensation package, the details of which will be announced on Friday.
