A kelp harvester uses a hook to collect kelp off a beach off the coast of Samani, Hokkaido, Japan, on September 14, 2026, where the town produces seaweed prized for its flavor and plays a central role in traditional Japanese cuisine. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

Gasoline and diesel prices are on display at a gas station in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 14, 2026. The Diesel price reached its highest level ever. (Photo by Liselotte Sabroe / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images) / Denmark OUT

Gasoline and diesel prices are on display at a gas station in Lyngby, Denmark, on September 14, 2026. The Diesel price reached its highest level ever. (Photo by Liselotte Sabroe / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images) / Denmark OUT

An Afghan man selling watermelons at his roadside shop waits for customers in Kandahar province on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan man sells watermelons on a three-wheeled motorcycle in Kandahar province on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Sanaullah SEIAM / AFP via Getty Images)

Commuters riding blue taxis wait in a traffic jam in Kabul on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

Commuters riding blue taxis wait in a traffic jam in Kabul on September 14, 2026. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)

AFP presents a reportage of 31 photos taken by photographer Guillaume Saligot on September 13, 2026 of French mussel aquaculture - a sector which has been hit hard by heatwaves and drought. French mussel production has fallen by a quarter during the summer of 2026, according to industry experts, who are facing the future with uncertainty. Search for all these reportage images using: FRANCE-ECONOMY-AQUACULTURE-ENVIRONMENT - REPORTAGE Search 'REPORTAGE' to source all feature, magazine and photo essays. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP via Getty Images)