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Bay of Biscay

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  1. Arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe, bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain.

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Since 2024, the French government has implemented a one-month annual fishing ban in the Bay of Biscay each January to protect dolphins.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

The vessel was traveling south through the Bay of Biscay when it turned east and headed toward Saint-Nazaire, home to Europe’s largest shipyard, according to the ship-tracking service Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 1, 2025

Whereas with the GFS model the UK stays dry this weekend and Gabrielle spins into the Bay of Biscay bringing damaging winds and rain to northern Spain on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

It said the location of the haul, in the Bay of Biscay, was "totally exceptional".

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023

Already a hand short, and entering on the Bay of Biscay with wild weather ahead, and yet last night another man lost—disappeared.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

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