France

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Environmental organisations have launched legal action against the French government, accusing it of failing to protect endangered seabirds from deadly fishing practices in its waters.

24th April 2026

NGOs sue France over seabirds

24th April 2026

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A new YouGov poll has revealed that 86% of French citizens want their government to allocate more fishing quotas to small-scale fishers and those using environmentally friendly practices.

19th September 2025

France backs fair fishing quotas

19th September 2025

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

A call from the CARE Salmon Collective – representing nearly 20% of French salmon imports and nearly half of its retail market share — for higher animal welfare standards has been welcomed…

16th September 2025

French retailers push for salmon welfare — ASC says its new standard delivers

16th September 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A landmark study has uncovered over 400 cases of illegal fishing in Europe’s marine protected areas, threatening fragile ecosystems and fisheries’ sustainability.

21st January 2025

Illegal fishing scandal: 400 cases exposed in marine protected areas

21st January 2025

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Alba, France’s first hydrogen-electric powered fishing training vessel, has been inaugurated by LPMA: Maritime and Aquaculture Professional School of Bastia. It was designed by European naval architecture and marine engineering company Mauric.

26th November 2024

Newbuild: France’s first hydrogen-electric fishing training vessel

26th November 2024

NEW HORIZONS

NEW HORIZONS

Lorient fishing company APAK operates a modern fleet of vessels that alternate between demersal trawling and pelagic pair trawling, as well as seine netting. They land a variety of species across the…

26th September 2024

Developing a digital profile for green conversion

26th September 2024

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The six fish auctions in Cornouaille, on the west coast of Brittany in West France (Audierne, Concarneau, Douarnenez, Le Guilvinec, Loctudy and Saint-Guénolé) managed by CCI Finistère, have undergone a significant modernisation,…

9th July 2024

Six fish auctions of Cornouaille harmonised in new platform

9th July 2024

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

An estimated 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the European Union in 2022, with the total production valued at €4.9 billion, according to the latest statistics from the European…

1st May 2024

EU aquaculture lingers at less than 1.1 million tonnes

1st May 2024

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Assurance and risk management provider DNV and Ocean Sovereign have obtained French registration for the deployment of fish farming vessel Ocean Ark.

21st March 2024

DNV, Ocean Sovereign ink deal for fish farming superyacht

21st March 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Considering the clear decline of Europe’s eel population, in 2007 the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation establishing measures for stock recovery with the requirement for each member state to…

3rd November 2023

Ten years of eel restocking in France

3rd November 2023

SHIP DESIGN

SHIP DESIGN

Spain’s Freire Shipyard has contracted Longitude Engineering for the basic design of a newbuild research vessel that it is building for IFREMER, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea.

12th September 2023

Designer appointed for new French research vessel

12th September 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Spain’s Freire Shipyard has signed a contract with the French national institute for ocean science IFREMER for the construction of a new vessel for the French Oceanographic Fleet. It will be operated by…

20th July 2023

Freire to build French research vessel

20th July 2023

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Scotland’s salmon sector has unveiled new European growth plans for its premium Label Rouge salmon, aimed at boosting the rural economy and further enhancing Scotland’s international reputation for food and drink.

1st May 2023

Export plans outlined for Scottish salmon

1st May 2023