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Bay of Biscay: fishermen forced to stay at the dock for a month
Fishermen on the Atlantic coast will have to stay at the dock for a month. A fishing ban decided by the Council of State to reduce dolphin mortality. – (franceinfo)
Fishermen on the Atlantic coast will have to stay at the dock for a month. A fishing ban decided by the Council of State to reduce dolphin mortality.
Return to the port for the Naoned de Lorient (Morbihan) and last day of fishing before staying a month at the dock. THE Board ofState has decided to ban fishing in the Bay of Biscay for a month. A draconian measure aimed at protecting dolphins accidentally caught in fishermen’s nets. “We’re going to stay at home for a months, the month is going to be longg”, plague Johnny Bouaud, Tuesdayin-pfisherman. Unheard of since 1945. No more fishing on the entire Atlantic coast until February 20, du Pays basque in Finistère.
500 French ships concerned
This decision concerns 500 French ships over eight meters long. Although compensation is planned, this does not calm the anger of the fishermen. “Let them let us work! We don’t need money, what will it be next year? Two months? Three months? We’re not going to spend time at home receiving subsidies”, asks Raymond Millet, fisherman boss. An entire sector is affectede, and the ban rilikely to lead to an increase in the price of fish on the shelves.
