Brittany’s fishing industry mourns Maranello
The fisheries committees of Brittany and the Côtes d’Armor have expressed their deepest gratitude to all those who, in France and the UK, came to the aid of Saint-Brieuc trawler…
Making progress towards decarbonisation
Fuel prices are struggling to recover following the conflict in the Middle East, and those involved in the fishing industry in Brittany are already looking to the future. While there…
Wind farm plans leave fishing out in the cold
Despite being reduced in scope, a planned wind farm off the Brittany coast near Roscoff will marginalise commercial fishing, according to the Brittany Regional Fisheries Committee which claims around fifty…
Minister aspires to opening a real path to transition
In a visit to Le Guilvinec, France’s Minister of Fisheries Catherine Chabaud told the industry that she came to ‘listen, with no subject taboo’ in a ‘port that perfectly represents…
Brittany fleet ties up in fuel price protest
The larger fishing operators in Brittany have opted to suspend activity and are calling on the French government to step in with more effective support measures. CRPMEM Bretagne (The Brittany…
New fuel crisis hits fishing sector
Reacting to the widespread conflict in the Middle East and its repercussions on oil supplies, the Brittany Fisheries Committees have sounded the alarm about the current situation, in which the…
Third year of Bay of Biscay shutdown
Fishermen in France are heading into a third consecutive winter shutdown of the Bay of Biscay’s fisheries, affecting vessels over eight metres fishing with a variety of gears. While the…
Dispute over four-door rig in court
A French court has upheld an appeal by small-scale fishermen’s organisations in Brittany that hinges on the definition of a four-door trawl rig as demersal or pelagic fishing. The Rennes…
No miracles in 2026 TACs and quotas
A provisional mackerel quota of 2427 tonnes for the French fleet up to June next year goes only part-way towards mitigating the predicted disastrous reduction, according to the Brittany Committee…
Brittany sounds alarm ahead of December Council
Representatives of the fishing industry in Brittany have been warning that sections of their fishing industry are set to collapse in the face of a lack of clear political will…
