Gib tug-of-war: Fishermen from La Línea demonstrate over '1.5-million-euro losses'
Gib tug-of-war: Fishermen from La Línea demonstrate over '1.5-million-euro losses'
SPANISH fishermen staged a protest at the Gibraltar border today over the artificial concrete reef that they claim is damaging their work area.
According to fishermen from the province of Cádiz, they have lost over 1.5 million euros in profits since Gibraltarian authorities began to 'hinder' their work.
The fishing community of La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz) says it is their 'livelihood' and claim the 70 blocks – designed to encourage marine life to breed and nest – have been put there 'deliberately' to stop them working in waters that they claim are Spanish and Gibraltar claims are British.
