IFREMER released the scientific data from the past year this Wednesday: 320,000 tons of fish, from 336 different species, were landed in France (note that « landed » does no
t necessarily mean caught in French waters).
58% of the fish landed in France come from sustainably managed populations, according to IFREMER (the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea), which held a press conference this Wednesday. This figure has remained largely stagnant since 2017. These data, sometimes quite detailed, are primarily used to define public policies regarding fishing. In the Mediterranean, however, data is absent for half of the 18,000 tons landed each year. Recent studies have been launched, including those on populations of octopuses and seabreams.
Among the fish populations that have collapsed in the Mediterranean are the common goby and hake. A national management plan has been in place for several years, but it has had no major positive effects so far.
In Corsica, with the exception of hake, all indicators are green, notably due to the size of the fishing industry: the island has a total of 144 coastal fishermen, 2 offshore fishermen, and 5 trawlers.
48 island fishing captains have European fishing permits (allowing them to fish in the waters of other European countries).
These Corsican numbers can be compared with the 13 trawlers and 22 tuna boats operating out of the port of Sète alone.
Source: francebleu
