Stock Photo - Oct. 10, 1979 - French Break Rec Ban on Herring Fishing. France which is defying the European Court by banning British Lamb imports, also appears to be ignoring a Common Market ban on Herring Fishing. Several tons of fresh herring were landed at Boulogne fish docks at dawn yesterday and four big deep seas stern trawlers were tied up at the Quai du Bassin. When the Daily Telegraph photographers Anthony Marshall was taking pictures the French dock workers tried to persuade him that they were sardines, and not herrings. He was asked to leave the fish salesroom soon after it opened at 7 a.m. Photo Shows: Crates containing herring stacked on the quayside at Boulogne after being landed from French trawlers at dawn yesterday. (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)