Fishermen flatten part of Lauwersoog harbor | Inland

He says the action probably has something to do with the farmers’ actions announced for Monday. Farmers plan to “flatten the whole of the Netherlands.” They have called on each other to take action at the airports, distribution centers and the port of Rotterdam. “What do I think of the action in the port? I have no opinion about it,” said the harbor master.

In various app groups from Farmers Defense Force, among others, it is stated that the fishermen in the port of Lauwersoog “also participate.”

In addition to the consequences of Brexit, the arrival of wind farms and the European ban on pulse fishing, the fishing sector is also struggling with skyrocketing fuel prices. Many ships currently even stay in port because it simply does not pay to leave.

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