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A second new trawler for Plobannalec-Lesconil skipper Julien le Brun has been delivered by Chantier Naval Gléhen, the last of a series three vessels built to the same Coprexma design.
French fishing companies Euronor in Boulogne and Compagnie des Pêches in St Malo have taken delivery of a new factory trawler from Kleven’s Myklebust Verft in Norway.
On Spain’s initiative, a Franco-Spanish Joint Fisheries Committee met in Madrid on April 13, 2018, for the first time since the creation of the Southern AC, under the co-chairmanship of the Secretary General of Fisheries, Alberto López-Asenjo, and the Director of Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture, Frédéric Gueudar Delahaye.
Marine electronics specialist Marport has announced that Marport France SAS (Sales and Service) is moving to new and improved facilities in Lorient, adding technical support to its customers in France, central Europe and Africa.
Brittany skipper Jean-Philippe Vaillant has taken delivery of the latest Cleopatra 50 to be built at the Trefjar yard in Iceland, and the boat has been delivered to its home port of Le Conquet in the far west of Brittany.
Leading French trawl door manufacturer Morgère has expanded its service portfolio for the fishing fleet by opening two new boat repair and maintenance facilities at St Brieuc and Perros-Guirec in Brittany.
The Pêcheurs du Monde film festival came to a spectacular finish on Sunday as prizes were awarded for the outstanding films shown during the festival, held for the tenth time in the French port city of Lorient and dedicated to films from around the world featuring aspects of the fishing industry.
The tenth Pêcheurs du Monde international film festival, a unique event dedicated to films about fishing around the world, is held in the French port city of Lorient next month, with more than 40 films screened over seven days.
Boulogne shipyard Socarenam has launched two fishing vessels for brothers fishing from Treport, built to the yard’s own design to allow them to switch between demersal trawling, pelagic fishing and seine netting.
A French factory trawler is now in its final trip for Saint-Malo owners Compagnie des Pêches, leaving last week for fishing grounds off Norway.