angalis mep 2009 - Le Cluster Maritime Français

fish and sea products
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le cluster maritime français
Sea fishing and aquaculture are two complementary activities essential for the food chain, and France is ranked among
the three leading countries in Europe for these activities.
Type of production Turnover
(millions of euros)
Jobs Tonnage
Fish Fresh
Frozen
1,011
171
1,182 (9,782)* 19,936
325,951
165,769)*
491,720
Marine
aquaculture
Shellfish
farming
381
47
428
20,000 (9,100)*
(650)*
20,750
189,153
6,100
195,253
Total - Fish and Aquaculture 1,610 40,686 686,973
Auction markets / Wholesale trade /
Seafood processing industry**
5,978 18,500
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Source: FranceAgriMer figures for 2007 / MAP
* full-time equivalent ** 2006 data
Metropolitan France has 63 fishing ports, 40 fish markets, 23 producers’ organisations and 661 wholesale and processing
companies.
The fishing industry – from boat to consumer – is an important sector both economically and for regional development.
Marine aquaculture, with around 3,210 companies, is included in this
sector.
Personnel/No engaged in fishing sea in 2007
Sea fishing
France is ranked 4th in Europe for sea fishing.
Headline data:
• 7,631 vessels representing 9% of the European Union fleet.
• Fleet composed mainly of boats less than 12 metres, with 13% made
up of 12 to 24 metre vessels.
• Turnover: over 1 billion euros.
• Brittany contributes 22% of France's fishing output by value, followed
by the regions Pays de Loire (5.6 %) and Nord-Pas-de-Calais (6.4%),
Distant water fishing
Offshore fishing
where the Comité Régional Nord des Pêches (North Regional Fisheries Board), a CMF member, is particularly active.
• Fresh fish accounts for 47% of fishing and marine aquaculture.
• In frozen fish, tropical tuna (skipjack and albacore) is the number one species.
Diversified fisheries and extensive fishing grounds.
In France four types of fishing are prosecuted:
• Distant-water fishing prosecuted by vessels over 1,000 GRT, and vessels over 150 GRT making trips of more than
20 days,
• Offshore fishing carried on by vessels making trips lasting between 4 and 20 days.
• Inshore fishing with trips of 1 to 4 days.
• Small-scale fishing with trips of less than 24 hours.
The fishing grounds are located off the French coast, in the waters around Scotland and Ireland, between Iceland and
Greenland, off Spain, and from the Gulf of Guinea to the Indian Ocean (tropical tuna) and as far as the Antarctic.
Sales and consommation:
• The principal fish markets by value are Boulogne-sur-mer, Le Guilvinec, Lorient, Concarneau, Les Sables d’Olonne and
Erquy. In 2008, more than 210,000 tonnes were sold there by French and foreign boats.
• In 2008, French households bought 38% of their seafood products fresh, 23% as chilled prepared products, 23% as
frozen products and 16% as tinned products.
• In 2008 restaurants bought 250,160 tonnes, of which 112,345 tonnes were fresh products, 114,710 tonnes were
frozen products, 12,888 tonnes were tinned products and 10,218 tonnes were chilled prepared products.
fact
Coastal fishing
Small-scale fishing
According to the FAO, 23% of fish stocks are over-fished or exhausted. 77% are stable or under-fished.
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Source : CNPMEM