French fishermen back at work
Following the two-day shutdown of the French fishing industry as a whole on 30-31st March to draw attention to the industry’s grievances, National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) president Olivier Le Nézet…
No Europe-wide ban on demersal gear in MPAs, Commissioner confirms
As demonstrations continued to rock French fishing ports, France’s Minister for the Sea Hervé Berville followed up his pledge made during a meeting with industry figures last week and went…
French fishermen plan a two-day shutdown (30-31 March) to demonstrate their frustration over an apparently endless series of crises. Images CRPMEM Hauts-de-France
French fishermen in crisis protest
After three years of crises around Covid, Brexit and energy, the French fishing sector is at boiling point. The National Fisheries Committee has organised a two-day shutdown – ‘Dead Days’…
President appeals to President
The President of France’s National Fisheries Committee, Olivier Le Nezet, has made a public appeal to French President Emmanuel Macron over the way fishing is being treated. ‘I have never…
French industry asks government to intervene on seine netting
Moves towards a long-awaited ‘gentlemen’s agreement’ on seine netting activity in the Eastern Channel have – yet again – come to nothing, and French fishermen are asking for government intervention.…
Commission’s proposals undermine CFP
France’s national fishing industry body has reacted furiously to the European Commission’s plans for demersal gears in MPAs, accusing it of proposing measures that will wreck whole sections of the…
Fuel support welcomed
France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) has welcomed the decision by the Minister of the Sea to increase funding caps to €330,000 and to extend fuel support into next year. ‘It’s…
French national committee elects new president
France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) has come to the end of the electoral process to appoint a new President, with Olivier le Nézet emerging as the winning candidate at the…
Bitter outcomes of December Council for French fishermen
‘This is going too far,’ said Gérard Romiti, President of the National Fisheries Committee, after consulting with Minister for the Sea Annick Girardin and industry representatives. ‘After the pandemic crisis…
French fishermen send a warning
Fishermen in Brittany, Normandy and the Pas de Calais are today taking action to disrupt cross-Channel traffic in a demonstration of their frustration over what they see as the UK…