Things are moving among the smaller-scale trawlers working from Lorient, with the return of an experienced skipper and other changes. Their main business is centered on langoustines, the season for which has just begun.
A few months after selling his trawler to new owners in Les Sables d’Olonne, Lorient fisherman Christophe Guillevin was back to sea at the beginning of March with a new vessel.
The 11.70-metre Léa Marie II was acquired at the beginning of the year from Stéphane Pochic in Loctudy. Previously Milford, the timber-hulled Léa Marie II was built in 2006 at the Saint-Guénolé shipyard, and has been completely overhauled and repainted after several weeks of work.
This is a fresh start for Christophe Guillevin, who last year, in conjunction with Apak, opted to sell the 21.90-metre Marie-Lou to ACAV. With a crew of three and working on day trips off Groix, Léa Marie II targets langoustine. During the winter, it will focus on cuttlefish and squid. Like the port’s other artisanal vessels – Carmalia , Annytia , Le Dolmen , Victoire Céleste and La Capricieuse – it can rely on the resources shared within APAK, maintenance, equipment, logistics.
After more than 30 years of fishing, Franck Flahat is now turning his attention to passenger transport. He has handed over the 14-metre Phalene, built in 1996 at the Bernard shipyards in Locmiquélic, which becomes Ma Brunette, owned and skippered by Maxime Surzur. He is also targeting mainly langoustine.
