French genrdarmes stand outside a store of the Cooperative Society of Marine Fishers with mock coffins and a banner reading "Oil spill" in Grau-du-Roi, southern France, on September 21, 2026, during the visit of France's junior minister for the sea and fisheries Catherine Chabaud to meet with fishermen from Sete and Le Grau-du-Roi following a week of fishermen protests over rising fuel prices and deteriorating working conditions. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP via Getty Images)