
Fishermen in the city of Fos-sur-Mer reacted to the increase in fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions.
In Fos-sur-Mer, France, fishermen blocked the entrance of the oil depot with their trucks against the increase in fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions.
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Tension between the USA and Iran and conflicts in the Middle East led to an energy crisis in the Strait of Hormuz.
Dozens of fishermen in Fos-sur-Mer, France's Bouches-du-Rhone province, took action against fuel increases.
Fishermen operating in the city near Marseille demonstrated to demand measures against the deterioration of working conditions and the increase in fuel prices.
Fishermen blocked the entrance of the oil depot in the city with their trucks.
The increase in fuel prices in France, one of Europe's leading fish producers after Spain, negatively affected many business groups, especially fishermen and farmers.
Due to the war that started with the attacks of the USA and Israel on Iran, the tension at the mouth of the Persian Gulf and in the Strait of Hormuz, which allows oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Middle East to be delivered to world markets via the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean, led to a crisis in the energy markets.

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