Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Brexit: French Fishermen Worry What A Trade Deal May Mean For Them

A worker directs trucks where to wait in line in order to board ferries to the United Kingdom in Calais, France. Twenty percent of British imports pass through the port of Calais.

"It's not like we have the Atlantic Ocean to fish in," a French fisherman tells NPR. "Here, we're in the Channel. In an hour and a half, I'm in English waters. If that's off limits, I'm dead."

(Image credit: Pete Kiehart for NPR)

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