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Croatian fishermen feel the strain after Iran war ramps up fuel prices
Official data show blue diesel rose from 0.80 euros to 1.36 euros a liter, and some fishermen say fuel now takes 70% of earnings.
- On Tuesday, April 7, Croatia's blue diesel prices reached 1.36 euros per liter, a 70% monthly surge driven by the war in Iran that threatens the nation's commercial fishing industry.
- Fishermen like 55-year-old Marijan Jakopovic, who has worked the Adriatic Sea for 30 years, face rising costs alongside existing challenges including shrinking stocks and strict European Union sustainability regulations.
- Vedran Spehar, a senior official in Croatia's Ministry of Economy, stated that government intervention prevented prices from reaching at least 2 euros per liter, though fuel now consumes up to 70% of some fishermen's earnings.
- Almira Raimovic, a market vendor in Pula, predicted that higher catch prices will increase costs at markets and restaurants, with consumers likely shifting toward cheaper options like sardines and anchovies.
- Croatia currently battles the European Union's highest annual inflation at 4.8%, while energy and food prices already climbed due to the war in Ukraine, affecting the cost of living across all sectors.
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As the sun sets over the Adriatic Sea, Marijan Jakopović prepares his boat and nets, as he has done for 30 years. But the 55-year-old Croatian fisherman says he can't remember a time as difficult as this. The sharp rise in fuel prices due to the war in Iran is hitting fishermen, compounding previous problems such as declining fish stocks, restrictions and the widespread import of frozen fish.
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