Atlantic langoustine initiative
The SURTINE programme aimed at returning unwanted langoustine (nephrops) to the water as soon as possible after being caught involved fishermen and scientists studying langoustine survival rates.
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The SURTINE programme aimed at returning unwanted langoustine (nephrops) to the water as soon as possible after being caught involved fishermen and scientists studying langoustine survival rates.
The acquisition of French tuna operator Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique (CFTO) by Dutch fisheries group Parlevliet en van der Plas (P&P) was finalised yesterday with the formal change of ownership dated 1st July, following a process of negotiation and pre-auditing since the agreement to negotiate a sale was announced in May.
Armement La Houle, based at St Guénolé in Brittany, is about to be sold to an Irish group, according to reports from France.
Sapmer has altered the way it conducts its fishing operations in the Southern Ocean, which has resulted in the recruitment of 35 French crew for its longline fleet.
The vote by the UK to leave the European Union has raised concerns in France, and fishermen’s federation CNPMEM has watched the situation on the other side of the Channel carefully.
The legal route for families of those lost in the sinking of the Bugaled Breizh in January 2004 appears to have come to an end in France as the highest court has declined to accept appeals against the decisions reached by the Rennes court when the case was dismissed more than a year ago.
The Socarenam yard at Boulogne has completed two new trawlers for French owners, one with conventional looks and another with lines that are more reminiscent of Formula One.
The EcoPilot developed by French company C-Sense is attracting increasing interest from both fishing and other commercial marine sectors. A straightforward retrofit to any engine room, it monitors fuel flow, producing a precise analysis of fuel usage – which identifies where savings can be made.
With management of the tuna industry in the Indian Ocean set to become more regulated, Concarneau marine electronics company ISI-Fish has responded with technical innovations that allow skippers more information to differentiate between species.
An association of more than fifty vessel operators in the French port of Lorient is making real efforts to invest in new fishing vessels.
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