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Written by: Kelly Grounds, SFU Student   “Scallop War” breaks out between France and the UK An incident in which 35 French fishing boats chased five UK ones out of the Baie de Seine has been dubbed the “Scallop War.” Following the incident which occurred on August 28, the English boats then proceeded to call on the Royal Navy to back them in an escalating conflict. The conflict was sparked over fishing for scallops in the area. French fishermen argued that the British were depleting the stock in the area before France had a chance to fish there. Since then,…

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