Fish hauliers face attacks in France
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• International fish hauliers were told this week by the Ministry of Agriculture to protect themselves from rampaging French fishermen by logging their trips with the authorities.
Before setting off for France fish hauliers should inform the Ministry of Agriculture's London office, MAFF says. It will then relay details to the British Embassy in Paris.
This follows violent protests by French fishermen over the price of fish and, although most expect the violence to subside within days, the renewed commitment this week by Brittany fishermen was to continue.
Scottish haulier Mounthooly Transport from Jedburgh was attacked at Roscoff last week when .£40,000 worth of fish was broken up and scattered. "We tried to reason with them that the fish wasn't for the French market but for Spain but they didn't want to know," says managing director John Davidson.