Fishers from the Brittany coast are sending horse-hair nets to catch weapons and shield civilians and soldiers
In the fishing ports along France’s Brittany coast, the discarded fishing nets pile up along the coastal quaysides.
The lifespan of a deep-sea net is between 12 and 24 months, after which they become worn and beyond repair. Until now, the estimated 800 tonnes of nets scrapped every year have been a problem.
Now, the horsehair netting, once used to trawl monkfish from the sea bed, is being used for another catch: Russian drones.
The Breton charity Kernic Solidarités has sent two consignments of nets measuring a total of 280km to Ukraine to be used to protect soldiers and civilians along the frontline where fighting is fiercest.
