Laurent Mevel's family has been fishing in Brittany, France, for generations, but new environmental regulations threaten their livelihood. As world leaders prepare for a UN summit on ocean protection, Mevel expresses concern over the impact on local fishers compared to cheaper imports. The summit seeks to rally nations behind the high seas treaty to protect biodiversity, aiming to safeguard 30% of oceans by 2030, but local fishers fear these measures could drive their industry to extinction. Mevel's family struggles to reconcile their desire to protect the seas with the harsh economic realities they face.
"We really want to protect the seas, says the 60-year-old fisher. But we've got crews, we've got employees. If you don't fish any more, the fish will come from Ireland..."
"We'll have to make do on peanuts, he says. We'll become a heritage asset. That's not what we want; we just want to work."
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