Faroes hit back in fish dispute

Posted on Mar 3rd, 2010 with tags .

The Faroe Islands has expressed its disappointment at Canada’s “heavy handed” decision to close its fishing ports to Danish flagged trawlers in a continuing dispute over fish quotas and territorial claims.The ban mainly affects boats from the Faroes and Greenland which, although partly independent, fly the Danish flag because Copenhagen looks after their defence and foreign policy interests.

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