Fishermen unions promise to blockade Polish ports to protest high fuel costs

costs Four fishermen trade unions are considering blocking 15 Polish ports to protest against the high price of fuel, saying fishing is no longer profitable. The spokesman for the protesters says it is imperative their leaders meet with the Agriculture, Finance, and Economy Ministers to clarify the future state policy on the fishing sector. In a letter sent to the Prime Minister fishermen unions set a deadline of Sept. 21 for the meeting but the government has failed to react. It is estimated there are about 80,000-100,000 fishermen in Poland at the moment. The fishing grounds cover about 9% of the Baltic Sea, with a fleet of 426 ships. (Puls Biznesu, page 9)