France: Declining cockle quota in the Bay of Somme

Published 2022년 12월 13일

Tridge summary

A decree has been issued in France to reduce the shellfish gathering quota per person in area 80.03, Baie de Somme-Nord, to 64 kilograms per day until the end of the year. This decision was made due to concerns raised by various stakeholders, including the interregional director of the Channel-East-North Sea sea, the Gemel study group, and the regional fisheries committee of Hauts-de-France. The reduction of quotas by 30 kilograms per day is expected to result in a financial impact of 1,000 euros per month for fishermen, who also noted that shellfish from other regions are being sold at a higher price. The reduction is attributed to the need to prevent overexploitation and ensure that cockles are not caught below the minimum size.
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In production area 80.03, Baie de Somme-Nord, the quota for shellfish gathering has been reduced to 64 kilograms per day and per person until the end of the year. The decree imposing such a reduction was issued on November 24, on the proposal of the interregional director of the Channel-East-North Sea sea. It also takes into account the opinion of the Gemel (Estuarine and coastal environment study group) which, in October, carried out a visit to deposits with fishermen, the regional fisheries committee of Hauts-de-France and business maritime. According to this opinion, the deposit "is not experiencing resource renewal problems". Samuel Gamain, president of the association of fishermen on foot and vice-president of the Hauts-de-France regional fisheries committee, regrets this choice of maritime affairs. "The reduction in quotas of 30 kilograms represents a shortfall of 1,000 euros per month," he estimates. According to him, this decision was motivated by the problems of ...

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