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…
Progress on decarbonisation
The HYBA project to develop a working testbench using Lorient fishing vessel Naoned has completed its first phase with encouraging results. The collaborative HYBA project launched in 2023 and the…
Cautious response to new minister’s appointment
France’s second Lecornu administration has appointed ministers, with Monique Barbut and Minister for Ecological Transition, and the susprise appointment of Catherine Chabaud as Minister Delegate for the Sea and Fisheries.…
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The future of Brittany’s fisheries lies in trawling
The Brittany Fisheries Committee has hit back at critics of the industry, stating that technical advances in trawling negate the criticisms levelled at the sector, and that trawling is an…
