France: A timid start of shrimp season in Pays de la Loire

Published Feb 20, 2022

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Since October, the pink shrimp season in the Pays de la Loire region has seen a significant decline in catches, leading to a surge in prices. The drop in shipments to the ports of Le Croisic and Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in late October was attributed to poor fishing conditions. As a result, prices have risen, with the average reaching 40 euros on certain days. The high prices have primarily attracted local fishmongers and restaurants. By January, the octopus had surpassed pink shrimp as the most valuable catch at Le Croisic.

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Since October, the pink shrimp has been very discreet in the traps of fishermen in the Pays de la Loire. In the two ports specializing in this species, it is the same observation: "The season was normal until August 2021, but, from October, we experienced a significant drop in shipments to the port of Le Croisic", notes Laurent Nicolle, director of the local public limited company Loire-Atlantique fishing and yachting. At the head of the Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie auction, David Blanconnier of the mixed economy company of the ports of the country of Saint-Gilles evokes a fishery "which cut short in October when the conditions were fishing". Prices logically soared for the end of the year, at Le Croisic as in Saint-GillesCroix-de-Vie, with average prices peaking at 40 euros on certain days. At these prices, the species was mainly transported to local fishmongers and restaurants. At the end of December, the winter season was in its infancy since the main months of shrimp supply are ...

Source: Pdm-seafoodmag