'I lost my battle': warming sea killing Albania fishing

Vlore, Albania (AFP) July 2, 2025

As dawn broke, fisherman Viktor Kocaj hauled his net on board his battered skiff, but after a whole night in the Adriatic, the catch was too small to even feed his family. Albanians like him have lived off the sea for generations, but Kocaj fears his way of life in the Bay of Vlore is coming to an end, with warming waters shrinking his catch every year. "I lost my battle with the sea. I