Lorient makes way for a new generation
The sale by armement de pêche artisanale de Keroman (APAK) of seiner/trawler Marie Lou to armement coopératif vendéen (ACAV) is the first of a series of changes taking place in…
Hybrid propulsion trial enters operational phase
A key part of the Hyba project in France for hybridisation and energy optimisation of the trawler fleet, trawler/seine netter Naoned is now entering the operational phase. Built by Piriou…
Pioneering decarbonisation
Following his initial experience of the Pilothy project, a feasibility study into converting trawler Anita Conti to run on hydrogen, Loctudy trawler operator Julien Le Brun went back to naval…
Strong hake season for Lorient
Hake landings to the port of Lorient came to 330 tonnes in 2022, but this year landings had jumped to 950 tonnes by the end of May. Local fishing vessels…
Estelle Soulet of MrGoodfish, Jérôme Nicol and Eric Guygniec of APAK, Marie Tabarly, Alexandre Iaschine of Fondation de la Mer and Olivier Le Nézet at the launch of the APAK 2030 initiative. Image: Agence Sea to Sea
APAK 2030 sustainability initiative launched at ItechMer
Lorient-based coastal fishing company Armement de la Pêche Artisanale de Keroman (APAK) used this week’s ItechMer exhibition as a springboard to launch its APAK 2030 initiative, supported by its partners,…