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Honeybourne 3, a Scottish dredge, was involved in clashes in the Channel in August
The United Kingdom and France have not reached an agreement to put an end to a dispute over scallop fishing in the English Channel.
Crews clashed in the waters last month over laws allowing British boats to scallop throughout the year, but impose restrictions on French vessels.
The two sides agreed on the principles of an agreement earlier this week, but were unable to finalize it during Friday's talks.
A government spokeswoman said discussions were continuing.
Other discussions were proposed for Tuesday, but the meeting has not been confirmed yet.
In August, scallop fishing caused tension between 35 French boats off the coast of northern France and 35 French boats were thrown onto British fishing teams.
Ingrid Parrot, spokesperson for the French local government, said: "Things have been launched on both sides".
The line stems from the laws that allow British boats to legally feed in the area all year round, but French law forbids their crews in the area between May 15 and October 1 to keep their stocks.
There is an industry-wide agreement that UK vessels over 15 meters are not allowed in the area, but smaller vessels could still feed,
As a result, French crews accused the British of depleting shellfish stocks.
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At a meeting in London this week, it was agreed that smaller British ships would not fish in the area as French laws prevented their counterparts from doing the same.
But British crews said they would not accept that they were not losing financially and were being compensated.
A meeting in Paris on Friday saw the agreement fall.
Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association, told the BBC that both sides were working to bridge the gap at the meeting, but that there was a "way forward".
A statement from the Ministry of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the talks were progressing.
The spokeswoman added, "Discussions are continuing and we are looking at the next steps."
