so mass alexi, o'brien reports at the fish market and france's biggest fishing port. they nervous some here say they've already lost nearly 50 percent of their income after their boats weren't granted a license to fish and british waters were, ah, overhang otis, are going like bugging monica. this is all, what we don't understand is why some boats are given licenses and others warrant. some of these boats have been fishing in these waters for generations either suddenly having acids or none network, but that is also the ocean became the latest battle ground between the u. k. and the european union under post bricks a tre deal, which came into force this year. it meant both sides could control who could fish and their waters. france accuses the u. k. of unfairly denying permission to dozens of its vessels. fishermen and we'll also mer, rely on british waters for their catch. but the relationship goes both ways because for the british fishing and st. france is the gateway to europe and they depend on ports like this for access to the continent. if the u. k. doesn't reso

that is alexi o'brien reports from northern france. many in the industry are struggling with the uncertainty mid morning and bill on you sir mer, and the fishing boats returned with their catch. but for many, it's smaller than usual. yes. would you please or chuck fish ward let's but we have to put up with this. we don't have any choices for the past 10 months. we have not been able to make a living. get old wasn't given a license to fish in british waters, even though he says he's been working in them for years. his boat didn't have the required tracking equipment to prove that. and the paperwork he provided was rejected. french officials are infuriated saying dozens of vessels weren't given the licenses expected by british authorities. president emmanuel crohn threatened a series of sanctions if the dispute wasn't resolved, but hours before a deadline, he said he held off negotiations are continuing. some here are frustrated by that decision saying france should have been more aggressive. others believe the measures could have backfi