Furious fishermen blockade Boulogne
French fishermen have reacted with fury to the European Union’s plans to restrict demersal fisheries, with deminstrations in Rennes, Lorient and Boulogne. A further incident took place in the Basque…
Olivier Leprêtre, Predient of the Hauts-de-France Regional Fisheries Committee
French fishermen united against UK licence refusals
Olivier Lepretre, President of the Fisheries Committee (CRPMEM) for the Hauts-de-France region, last month met French Minister of the Sea, Annick Girardin, to discuss what they see as the entirely…
Boulogne fishermen threaten action
Dissatisfied with the UK’s handling of the terms of the withdrawal agreement from the European Union allowing French fishing access to the UK 6-12 mile zone in return for market…
French Prime Minister Jean Castex has pledged that fishing will not be sacrificed. Image: CRPMEM Hauts-de-France
No-deal is a lose-lose outcome
In a high-profile visit to Boulogne-sur-Mer this week, France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex, travelling with four members of his government and Minister of the Sea Annick Girardin, pledged that the…
Dutch-owned seine netters under Dutch, French and UK flags alongside in Boulogne
Too big and too many
Boulogne trawler skipper Olivier Leprêtre has sounded a warning over the continuing fishing activity of the Dutch-owned seine netting fleet operating in the Eastern Channel and southern North Sea. ‘They…
Packaging specialist Conegan is between the processor and the retailer. Image: Conegan
Conegan – being inventive in packaging
Based a little way outside Boulogne, Conegan forms one of the many links in the chain of processing and handling opportunities that this key seafood processing region offers. Conegan has…
Prices and demand on the Boulogne auction have risen, so traders such as FFG Marée are increasingly sourcing fish further from home
Tough competition for Boulogne’s fish trade
Boulogne company FFG Marée has a background as a processing firm, but expanded a few years ago, in 2011 acquiring fish traders and moving into buying and selling it its…