Spanish fishermen head for protest in Madrid
The Spanish fisheries sector, bodies representing the aquaculture and trade segments as well as the catching sector, have requested a meeting with Minister Luis Planas so they can make clear…
Protestors delay whaling before it starts
Iceland’s Minister of Fisheries Svandís Svavarsdóttir hasn’t made herself popular with either side in the ongoing and increasingly bitter controversy over the country’s fin whale hunt, pursued by whaling company…
Iceland’s coastal fishermen protest
One of Iceland’s disgruntled small boat fishermen dumped a stack of cod heads and a placard at the doors of the country’s Parliament building to highlight dissatisfaction with how the…
Protesting to defend their work and way of life
Over the last week fishermen across Europe have staged vocal protests against policies they believe put the future of the industry and their way of life in jeopardy. This applies…
Mobilise to reject Commission’s action plan
Spanish industry federation CEPESCA has outlined its unconditional support for the protests planned for fishing ports across Europe today to register the fishing industry’s dissatisfaction with the European Commission’s action…
French fishermen plan a two-day shutdown (30-31 March) to demonstrate their frustration over an apparently endless series of crises. Images CRPMEM Hauts-de-France
French fishermen in crisis protest
After three years of crises around Covid, Brexit and energy, the French fishing sector is at boiling point. The National Fisheries Committee has organised a two-day shutdown – ‘Dead Days’…
Furious fishermen blockade Boulogne
French fishermen have reacted with fury to the European Union’s plans to restrict demersal fisheries, with deminstrations in Rennes, Lorient and Boulogne. A further incident took place in the Basque…
Dutch fishermen protest with port blockade
Frustrated by their government’s failure to act on the issues facing the fishing industry, notably the sky-high cost of fuel that threatens the viability of many businesses, fishermen are blockading…
Dutch fishermen plan Saturday demonstration
Dutch fishermen are preparing to demonstrate on Saturday, with around fifty Wadden Zee, North Sea and IJsselmeer fishing vessels congregating close to the Afsluitsdijk. The fishermen’s presence is expected to…
Protest disrupts windfarm progress
An investigation is already in progress by the Brest maritime authorities into actions carried out during a protest by fishermen on the Saint-Brieuc windfarm site. As the fishing vessels involved…