00:02Resource management, fuel prices, foreign competition, pressing issues for French fishermen and other actors in the maritime sector to discuss
00:11their meeting in Cherbourg.
00:12In April, fishermen protested against high fuel prices from Normandy to the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.
00:19The recent peace deal signed between Iran and the US is giving fishermen hope for a decrease in energy prices.
00:27Fuel represented up to 60% of ship owners turnover in May.
00:31In the English Channel, fishermen also have to coexist with aquaculture, offshore wind farms and maritime transport.
00:39Small fishermen hope the French coastal strip will soon be out of bounds to ships measuring over 25 meters.
00:45On the Atlantic coast, fishing might temporarily be prohibited next year in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins.
00:52Last but not least, fishermen are calling for measures to modernize and decarbonize fishing vessels.
00:58The numbers.
01:00The numbers.
01:01The numbers.
01:01The numbers.
01:02The numbers.
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