Quel impact du Brexit sur les communautés de pêcheurs ? Une comparaison Bretagne - Pays de Galles

In Brittany and Wales, fishing holds an important place in the local identities but diverse positions in the local economy. If the Brexit impact on fisheries is well known, the consequences of spatial and social dynamics in coastal areas remain a blind spot of recent research, explaining the proposed regional, place-based approach. By combining several disciplinary perspectives in social sciences (geography, law, economy, political science, anthropology), the research project Cymbreizh targets different objectives: (i) to produce the first results (ii) to anticipate a research project on a larger scale and (iii) develop a partnership between Breton and Welsh universities. Cymbreizh focuses on place-based and social dynamics (access to material and human resources, interactions between stakeholders and local governance) with a focus on the perception of the Brexit on both sides of the Channel, and on the strategies implemented by professional organisations and local authorities. The research is based on qualitative case studies, two in Brittany (run by the Breton research team), three in Wales (run by the Welsh research unit) and on a Breton and Welsh cross-case analysis, in connection with professional and political representatives of the coastal areas.