One-month fishing ban in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins from accidental capture has thrown a spanner in the works. Le Figaro was able to spend three days with these sea workers, whose number has fallen by half in 40 years.

The Camelys is a dashing 21 meter gillnetter that has been crisscrossing the Atlantic for almost two years. “We've lost enough this year,” the boss grumbles as he reaches his scoreboard.