Land: France

South Brittany sardine purse seine fishery has just been awarded the MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) certificate.

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A new market report is released by Marie Christine Monfort www.marketing-seafood.com, describing the French market for scallops, the world’s largest market.

The Mont Saint Michel Bay ‘bouchot’ mussels, pride of French

EURONOR, the French saithe fishery , based in Boulogne-sur-Mer, has just been awarded the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certificate for sustainable and well-managed fisheries following a 13-month assessment. This is the first French fishery to achieve MSC certification and saithe (Pollachius virens) from the EURONOR fleet is now eligible to display the MSC eco-label.

A press event will be held at the MSC stand (6-853) at the European Seafood Exposition in Brussels on 28th of April to celebrate the certification.

Bluefin tuna trade ban proposal has been supported by France but with delayed implementation.

Cloud over the ban of bluefin tuna is again on the headline when France announced its support.

French toothfish fishers, under the auspices of the Reunion Freezer Longliner Shipowners Association (SARPC for its French acronym) have applied for Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) assessment to demonstrate the sustainability of their fishing practices. The SARPC was formed by six fishing companies which have authorization and licenses to capture toothfish in the French Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the Kerguelen plateau and the area around Crozet Island. Each of these areas has their own annual quota. The fishing companies operate seven long line vessels from the French Réunion Island. This is the third French fishery to enter the MSC programme.

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France’s Seine River will now have Atlantic salmon as the fish returned after an absence of nearly a century.