Tag: South Georgia fisheries

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 08:26 UTC

  South Georgia fishing licenses dispute will be appealed before the High Court in London

  

  A British fishing firm has won the right to appeal against a controversial decision to hand lucrative fishing licenses to foreign rivals in the South Atlantic, according to a report from Daniel Martin in the Daily Mail.

• Saturday, April 14th 2018 - 10:42 UTC

  South Georgia fisheries licensing controversy reaches the leading media in UK

  

  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was accused of betraying by handing lucrative licenses in the South Atlantic to foreign firms. The row erupted after it emerged that £75million worth of licenses in the South Atlantic have been handed to firms from Norway, Chile and New Zealand, according to reports in the UK media.