Falklands fishing licences issued
NZPA-Reuters London Japanese and British ships hold most of the fishing licences issued for the new Falkland Islands conservation zone, the Foreign Office said today. The British Foreign Affairs junior Minister, Mr Tim Eggar, told Parliament that of 243 fishing boats granted licences to fish in the zone, three were British and 78 were Japanese. British companies held interests in 70 of the boats allowed to fish this season.
The 150-mile zone imposed by Britain around the disputed South Atlan-
tic islands came into effect on February 1 and requires trawlers wanting to work in the waters to obtain a licence from the government of the Britishruled Falkland Islands.
Britain announced its decision to impose the zone last year after London and Buenos Aires, which briefly clashed over the islands in 1982, failed to agree on terms to negotiate an end to their dispute.
A total of 10 nations had been granted licences including Poland, Korea, Spain, Chile and France, Mr Eggar said.
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