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French fishermen's blockade Cross-channel ferry services hit by French fishermens' blockade Police in Kent implemented Operation Stack, turning part of the M20 into a vast lorry park, after fishermen demanding higher cod quotas blockaded three French ports in the Channel The trawlermen targeted the ports of Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais and Dunkirk, lining up their vessels to prevent ferries and other vessels from entering and leaving The fishermen, who also blocked fish processing plants, say EU-imposed quotas are far too low Scientists say cod is in danger of extinction because it is so badly overfished in EU waters, but the fishermen - who have exhausted their quotas for the first six months of 2009 - say stocks in the Channel are healthy The vice president of the Dunkerque fishing committee, Patrick Haezebrouck, told reporters, "Not a single boat enters or leaves." The protests blocked thousands of tourists and truckers. Ferry operators told day trippers to reschedule their trips. A worker chats on his phone on the deck of a SeaFrance ferry A fisherman's banner reads, in French, "Sarko, you lost the North". The fishermens' protests are aimed squarely at the French Government, despite Presidents Sarkozy's promise last year that France would seek an overhaul of the quota system