French industry body CNPMEM has stated that the outcomes of this year’s December council of ministers were nowhere near as catastrophic has some predictions had suggested – particularly for the…
Fishermen’s organisations in France, The Netherlands and Belgium have confirmed that a gentlemen’s agreement to regulate seine netting activity in the eastern part of the English Channel has been reached.…
Nobody believed it would happen – but it has. An agreement regulating seine netting activity in the Eastern Channel has been reached between French, Dutch and Belgian fishermen and their…
With fishermen heading back to sea after the month-long closure of fishing grounds in the Bay of Biscay to most fishing methods, France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) wants clarity on…
Following the decision by the French Council of State to order a closure of fishing grounds in the Bay of Biscay to protect cetaceans, more than half of the Lorient…
France’s Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu has confirmed that compensation will be payable to both fishing operators affected by the temporary closure of Bay of Biscay fishing grounds, and…
Despite all the indications that fuel aid would come to an end for the French fleet on 15th October, at a meeting with industry leaders this week Secretary of State…
The government is watching the disintegration of the French fishing sector as it takes place, according to Olivier Le Nézet, president of France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM). He said that…
Starting a business is not always easy, and it certainly isn’t in the world of fishing. In France, to help young people enter the industry, the Finistère Regional Fisheries and…
A delegation of the president and five vice-presidents of France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) have taken the opportunity to air the industry’s grievances at a meeting with Prime Minister Élisabeth…