Tag: fishermen
Fishermen demonstrate against wind power at sea in Le Havre and Cherbourg
Nearly 400 fishermen, according to the police, demonstrated Friday in Le Havre and Cherbourg to say “no to wind turbines which destroy the sea”. In Cherbourg, the demonstrators blocked the…
French fishermen rejected by European justice
The European Union court dismissed the appeal of French fishermen, who tried to assert the risks for their activity linked to the construction of six wind farms at sea. In…
Fishermen file complaint against offshore wind farm project
The summer will not have appeased the rebellion of Breton fishermen, firmly opposed to the project to build a wind farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc. The Côtes-d’Armor fisheries committee…
Three fishermen opposed to the wind farm convicted of violence
The fishermen are headlong against the future wind farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc. – AFP It has been three weeks since the wind farm construction site started but tension…
Why has the Anglo-Norman island of Jersey been targeted by French fishermen?
French fishermen in front of the Saint-Hélier port of Jersey, May 6, 2021. – Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP French fishermen demonstrated by boat on Thursday near the island of Jersey.…
The offshore wind farm is “a declaration of war” on fishermen
Illustration of an offshore wind turbine. Here, off Le Croisic, in Brittany. – Sébastien Salom Gomis / SIPA Construction work on the wind farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc is…
The state provides aid of 100 million euros to fishermen
A fishing boat in the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer (illustration). – F. Launay / 20 Minutes To calm the anger of the fishermen, particularly mobilized last week, the government opens its…
“Very tense” atmosphere at sea between fishermen because of sacrificed prices
Illustration of a fishing boat, here in the port of Saint-Malo. – C. Allain / 20 Minutes They say they are “on the verge of implosion”. Breton fishermen are at…