Neither fisher nor fish: Modernization and the compulsions of the global market economy threaten the survival of both the fishers and fish of lower Brittany

Salazar Ramirez, Hilda (1995) Neither fisher nor fish: Modernization and the compulsions of the global market economy threaten the survival of both the fishers and fish of lower Brittany. Samudra Report (13). pp. 6-9. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

On the night of 22 February 1993, several hundreds of French fishers and their families stormed the Rungis wholesale fish market, just south of Paris. In the ensuing mêlée, 800 tonnes of fish valued at over US$4 million were destroyed. Many of the demonstrators had come from the Breton ports of Le Guilvinec, Douarnenez and Concarneau where, earlier in the day, more than 9,000 people had participated in demonstrations against changes in the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union (EU) that would cut quotas, force a reduction in the French fishing fleet by as much as 20 per cent, and liberalize regulations governing the import of non-EU fish.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0151
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, France, Access Rights, Fishing Communities, Globalization, Fishermen, Livelihoods, Quotas
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited:	05 Oct 2021 11:17
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 11:55
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/508

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