Before war erupted in the Middle East, fisherman Peter Bruce spent about £5,000 ($6,600) on diesel to trawl the North Sea for haddock and cod, the main species used in fish and chips.
"Now, the last trip we spent about £10,000," he told AFP, despite his crew reducing the speed of the boat to save fuel.
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