Administration
Brittany concerns over Brexit
Brittany’s fishing sector is nervous about the implications for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
FiskerForum
25/11/2016
ANNONCER
Country Specific News
Land: France
Fish Species
French fishermen condemn British scallop raiders
French fishermen’s associations claim that heavy fishing by British scallopers in the Baie de Seine is threatening to wreck thirty years of management.
FiskerForum
26/10/2016
Newbuild
Multi-purpose newbuild for La Turballe
When Christophe Julio wanted to replace the family’s trawler, he decided to go for a new boat with a GRP hull and went to the Plasti-Pêche yard at L’Aiguillon-sur-Mer for the newbuild.
FiskerForum
15/10/2016
Fishing
Newbuild for Lorient
A first new coastal trawler for Lorient has been completed at the Socarenam yard in Boulogne for Jean-Pierre Camenen.
FiskerForum
29/09/2016
Fish Species
Le Drezen enters Pacific tuna fisheries
A first order from a US company is a testament to the expertise of Le Drezen, the Brittany-based purse seine specialist.
FiskerForum
06/09/2016
Fish Species
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.
FiskerForum
28/07/2016
Economy
CFTO becomes part of P&P
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.
FiskerForum
02/07/2016
Economy
French fishing company to change hands
Armement La Houle, based at St Guénolé in Brittany, is about to be sold to an Irish group, according to reports from France.
FiskerForum
01/07/2016
Fish Species
Sapmer makes changes to Southern Ocean activity
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.
FiskerForum
01/07/2016
Politics
French Brexit concerns
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.
FiskerForum
27/06/2016
