New bass licences – thanks to good management
France’s National Fisheries Committee (CNPMEM) has allocated 135 sea bass fishing licences (for the Bay of Biscay and northern stocks) for the 2026-2027 season to 111 new vessel owners, 46…
Bass and bream farm achieves ASC Certification
The certification of Gloria Maris Côte d’Opale to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council standard represents a major milestone for French aquaculture. Gloria Maris Côte d’Opale is the first French sea bass…
ASC Farm Standard milestone
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) is celebrating a milestone in responsible aquaculture, as CUPIBAR (Lubimar), a family-owned seabass and seabream estuary farm in southern Spain, becomes the first farm in…
