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…
The French delegation met the Commissioner responsible for fisheries and the Vice-President of the European Commission. Images: CNPMEM
French fishermen take grievances to EU Commission
A French industry delegation has presented its grievances over the ongoing situation with the UK to Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevicius and Vice-President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic. France’s Minister of…
Inspections have shown a 100% uptake in the use of pingers by the French pelagic fleet. Image: CNPMEM
Demonising a whole industry
French fishermen have hit back at NGOs, providing figures to counter claims put forward by environmental groups concerning accidental cetacean catches, and dismissing some claims as being no more believable…
French fishermen’s organisation CNPMEM has expressed its disappointment at the December Council’s Celtic Sea decisions
French fleet’s Celtic Sea fishery axed
French fishermen’s body CNPMEM has expressed its disappointment with the outcome of this year’s December Council and the resulting fishing opportunities after two days of long an difficult negotiations in…
