Heraklion Fishermen Protest Fuel Costs and Rising Pressure on the Fishing Sector
The government plans to double fishing-fuel support to €0.32 per liter as crews warn they may surrender licenses without broader relief.
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"We're completely stuck," looses Jérôme Nicol, operational director of the Keroman (Apak) artisanal fishing armament in Lorient (Morbihan). With five multi-purpose trawlers of 20 to 24 metres consuming 1,400 litres per day on average, the Breton armament suffers from a surge in gas oil prices. "The price of fish is fixed at the auction, so we cannot pass on the increase in the charges in our selling prices. And we can't fish more" because of the…
Fishermen across Greece have launched widespread protests in response to rising fuel costs, dolphin damage to nets, losses due to phytoplankton, and insufficient government support. Türkiye has also been affected by these protests, with Turkish fish carriers being prevented from entering Thessaloniki.
▶️ Greek fishermen are staging protests at the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki over soaring fuel costs, the ERT-news broadcaster reports
Protesters have blocked entry gates, demanding fuel price relief and an immediate ship-scrapping program with compensation for decommissioning older vessels.Video: TASS/Reuters/Anadolu...
The Thermaikos Gulf was chosen by professional fishermen for their today's mobilization in Thessaloniki, carrying the demands of the sector with their boats. Fishermen since morning on the coastal front of Thessaloniki Mechanized trawlers, wind trawlers, boats and coastal fishing vessels from Nea Michaniona, Kalamaria, Pieria, Halkidiki and other areas arrived since morning on the coastal front of Thessaloniki, in the context of the nationwide …
Fishermen declare their determination to continue their protests if the government does not immediately make commitments The post Fishermen “tied up” their boats: “In three years you will not eat Greek fish, we are heading for disaster” appeared first on in.gr.
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