the future of fishing is happening at lorient keroman

THE FUTURE OF FISHING IS HAPPENING
AT LORIENT KEROMAN
KEROMAN.FR
PRESS KIT
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EDITORIAL
First in French fishing and the foremost port in the largest fishing area in Europe, Lorient-Keroman is an
exemplary port that intends to maintain its leading place and lead the way in sustainable development
and responsible fishing.
Open on the Atlantic, Lorient is at the heart of the largest French maritime area. A strong economic symbol
providing a structure to the Breton cultural identity, the Lorient-Keroman fishing port has always been a
driver of economic and social development in the region, representing 3000 direct jobs and bringing together
over 275 companies.
Created in 1927, Lorient-Keroman fishing port has always been able to anticipate the major changes that have
affected and continue to affect the sector. It bounced back after crises and has adapted to new standards
and rules. It is a pioneering and modern port and has never ceased to innovate in areas of technology or in
markets to meet the challenges of the future of fishing.
The port was originally designed for the purpose of industrial processing, but today hosts over 300 boats
that land a wide variety of quality products. Lorient-Keroman is an attractive market place appealing to
many buyers. It has managed to buoy up the sector by welcoming fish traders and processing companies,
tertiary centres and logistics services.
The fishing port of Lorient
has always managed to
anticipate significant change.
Since 2007, the port of Lorient has been owned by the Brittany region who has entrusted management
of the fishing port to the SEM Lorient-Keroman in which Lorient Agglomération is a majority shareholder.
Since 2007, major investments have been made in renovating, developing and fitting out the fishing port.
The fishing port of Lorient-Keroman has a strong collective involvement in sustainable development, and
as such is efficient and exemplary. Fishermen have managed to develop their practices and their fishing
gear to reduce their impact on the environment, practice selective fishing and provide quality fresh fish.
In Lorient, all fishing stakeholders believe in a sustainable economic future for fishing, respectful of regulations,
the resource, the population and the consumer.
This long-term vision is based on a relationship of trust between the fishermen and the scientists who share
their expertise, and on the challenge of renewing equipment, both conditions required for the sustainable
development of the activity. We want to continue along this road, to increase awareness and recognition
of the fact that the sustainable future of fishing is being played out today in Lorient.
Norbert Métairie
President of Lorient Agglomération,
Mayor of Lorient
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CONTENTS
EDITORIAL ................................................................P02
A NIGHT IN KEROMAN ..............................................P04
LORIENT-KEROMAN, A LEADING PORT
ON THE ATLANTIC COAST .........................................P05
Key figures ..................................................................... P10
Varied catches ............................................................... P11
A versatile fleet .............................................................. P12
Unique know-how ......................................................... P13
Continuous investment ................................................. P14
A network of dynamic companies ............................... P15
LORIENT-KEROMAN A PORT
AT THE LEADING EDGE OF INNOVATION .................P16
Over to innovation! ....................................................... P18
Towards a new generation of boats ........................... P20
Developing less impactful fishing gear ....................... P22
Leading-edge technologies for tomorrow's fishing ... P23
Adapting to consumer tastes ...................................... P24
LORIENT-KEROMAN, PORT SOLIDARITY
FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHING ....................................P26
Respecting the resource, people and the consumer . P28
Sustainable fishing – collective responsibility! .......... P30
Encouraging and promoting best practices ................ P32
The most regulated fishing in Europe.......................... P34
Protecting and training.................................................. P36
Discover the fishing port of Lorient ............................. P36
DIRECTORY OF COMPANIES......................................P39
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A NIGHT IN KEROMAN
At night, the heart of Lorient-Keroman beats with trolleys and trucks dancing in a continual waltz
along the quays. Fishermen, dockers, traders, filleting staff, fishmongers and transporters…
these are the noble night owls of Keroman.
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At around 9pm, the dockers are already sorting the fish and carrying
crates of offshore fish landed on the quays or offloaded from trucks
earlier in the day.
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Between 1am and 3am, the trawlers return to port. The sailors bring the
fish, sorted on board and checked at the quayside, in crates to the auction.
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The fish is handled by auction personnel who prepare the sale. The order
the boats arrive in is drawn by lots. Priority is given to live produce:
langoustines, spider crabs and other shellfish.
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The crates are placed on the conveyor belt. They are weighed and the
products identified for the sale. The label is placed in the crate which
heads off to the auction room.
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Depending on the arrivals, at around 4am or 3.30 am, the auction can
commence. Everything is automatic in Lorient, there is no auctioneer. Under
the watchful eye of traders and fishmongers, the crates move along the
double conveyor belt and the bids are displayed on two large screens.
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Once bought, the batch is again labelled with all the necessary information:
species (common and Latin name), quality, weight, date, batch, buyer,
boat, fishing area and gear, etc. Traceability is perfectly ensured and all
information is passed on to the consumer.
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The various batches are then grouped by buyer by the port employee.
The stored trolleys are checked by the inspector who gives them with
a list to the fish traders and fishmongers. It only remains to load them
into their vans.
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At 5am, the filleters are working hard in the workshops. In just a few
hours, they cut, skin, slice and fillet ling, scabbard and hake that are sent
to supermarkets, fishmongers or restaurants all over France and Europe.
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5.45 am, offshore sales start in the fully-automated Verrière salesroom.
The buyers present can also access the coastal auction. In LorientKeroman, sales are also accessible
on the internet via optical fibre.
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From 9 am, the Halles de Merville market, one of many local sales outlets,
opens. 17 fishmongers offer an unbeatable selection of fish and shellfish
for all tastes.
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5.30 am, the auction office staff draw up sales sheets for the boats.
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Lunchtime! If you don’t know how to prepare fillets or langoustines,
vocational training is available from the Lorient CFA or cooking lessons
with Lorient chefs such as Nathalie Beauvais. Fish is also available in the
numerous restaurants in Lorient that make up their menus depending
on the day's arrivals.
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LORIENT-KEROMAN,
A LEADING PORT ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST
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The SEM LorientKeroman also manages the
port’s public lands and relations
with companies who have set
up there. On its concession, the
port hosts many companies,
administrations, associations
and organisations working in
the sector, representing all
maritime professions.
Coastal produce is unloaded by port personnel and placed on the
conveyors of auction no.
3 fitted with a 300 m² cold
room and a 230 m² sea mist
room for storage of live
shellfish at a temperature
of between 6 and 7°C.
At the auction, the fish
traders and fishmongers can use 3 small
ice-making machines
that
distribute
ice
flakes. This keeps the
produce fresh during
transportation.
55 HECTARES OF PORT
SPACE
Owned by the Brittany Region since 1st January 2007, the
Lorient fishing port extends over 55 hectares. It has been
operated since 1993 by the Société d'Économie Mixte
(SEM) Lorient-Keroman in which Lorient Agglomération
is the major shareholder. On a daily basis, the SEM
Lorient-Keroman manages the port facilities, both in the
fishing hub and in the boat repair section.
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Fully renovated and extended
by 80m in 2015, a holding zone,
holding pontoons and an outfitting station are available to
boats present for repair on the
Pourquoi Pas quay. In total, the
Lorient fishing port can accommodate more than 300 boats
every year at its quays.
The new diesel storage and distribution
station completed in
2012 is operated by the
Coopérative Maritime
de Lorient. It operates
24/7.
Ice flakes are produced by the largest
ice making machine
on the Atlantic to
supply the fishing
boats. It produces
50 tonnes a day and
has a storage capacity
of 150 tonnes.
Auction no. 2 is devoted
to produce landed on the
quayside: fishing campaigns (tuna, anchovy,
sardine, etc.) and deepsea fishing produce. 2
000 m² of chilled surface
area are available.
The boat repair section has availed of a
650-tonne crane since
2002, one of the most
powerful in Europe, and
able to lift all types of
boats, from a maximum
width of 13 metres and
length 60 metres.
More than 20 boats
can park at any time on
7 hectares of land,
fenced off and with
controlled
access
safeguarded by video
surveillance.
The seafood terminal has
36 bays and direct access
to the deep-sea auction.
Specialist seafood produce
transporters are present
permanently, such as Express Marée, Transports
Guiffant, Delanchy, Scamer.
Others pass through and
Tradimar has its own facilities nearby.
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The fish is identified
using current traceability rules and rapidly
auctioned off on a
double conveyor belt.
This equipment reduces
sales time to a minimum.
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Deep-sea products are
sold every morning in
the Verrière auction
room and at the same
time on the internet.
Thanks to fibre optics,
20% of sales are made
remotely today.
The new deep-sea
auction (no.4) is
equipped with an
820 m² room for
sorting and batching
products delivered
to Lorient by truck.
To meet the obligation
to weigh all landings,
including deliveries of
external sales campaigns, a weigh bridge
has been in service
since October 2014.
Access to
the port is controlled
by means of electrical
barriers and all port
facilities are monitored
by around thirty
video cameras.
Auction no.1 is no longer
used for fish processing.
Today it houses a washing
machine for port containers
(auction crates, containers,
plastic pallets, etc.). Every year, this unit washes
1.5 millions crates and
18 000 containers.
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JOBS
KEY FIG U RE S
A LEADING PORT ON THE ATLANTIC
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REGISTERED BUYERS.
•1st French port by value of sales
•1st port in Brittany
•1st port for live langoustines
LEADING LANDING PLACE
FOR FRESH FISH
• 26 500 tonnes of products sold by auction
• 84.6 million Euros in sales
• 80 000 tonnes of seafood products processed
every year
AN IDEAL GEOGRAPHIC POSITION
Close to the Bay of Biscay, the English Channel,
the Irish Sea, the Faeroes and Rockall, the
Lorient-Keroman fishing port is ideally located
in the heart of Europe’s premier fishing area.
•Access 24/7 with no tidal constraints
•55 hectares port concession
•An entire processing and supply chain
THE 10 MOST FISHED SPECIES
IN KEROMAN IN 2015
Species
Hake
Ling
Saithe
Anglerfish
Scabbard
Langoustine
Blue ling
Whiting
Sardine
Pollock
Quantity in t
3 481
2 753
2 627
1 649 T
1 683
1 037
905
785
715
626
MORE THAN 3 000 DIRECT JOBS IN LORIENT
• 275 companies
•130 boats including 110 coastal vessels and 20
deep-sea vessels
• 620 sailors
•500 staff working in fish trading
•1 600 employees in logistics, services and boat
repairs
•400 jobs in processing industries (IAA)
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200 boat movements and
over 4 600 days of storage on
the boat repair area
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DIVERSE
CATCHES
More than 26 000 tonnes of fresh fish are landed
in Lorient every year. A wide variety of produce to
which can be added direct purchases from fish
traders and processors. In total, between 80 000 and
100 000 tonnes of seafood produce pass through
Lorient every year.
DEEP-SEA FISHING
Most of the tonnage comes from deep-sea fishing. A
pioneer in species for filleting - saithe, ling, grenadier,
scabbard and hake – Lorient has specialised in deepsea fish. Managed in an exemplary manner, the
resource is fished by a few offshore boats belonging
to the Scapêche and based in Scotland.
COASTAL FISHING
Lorient-Keroman has seen growing fish catches
from artisan fishing: 6 400 tonnes in 2015, or more
than one quarter of all catches. Coastal fishing
offers a range of highly value added species, such as
pollock, sole, anglerfish or live langoustine, Lorient’s
leading product. The artisan fleet including pelagic
trawlers and seiners also land seasonal products
such as anchovy, sardine and tuna.
3 500 tonnes
sold outside
4 800 tonnes
imported by the
sales team
SALES TEAM
The regularity of the supply is ensured by a trilingual
sales team that fosters privileged links with boat
owners from Europe and elsewhere. They represent
more than 5 000 tonnes of fish sold at auction every
year.
ADVANCED BASE
Opening onto the Bay of Biscay, Lorient is also an
advanced base for the Spanish fleet that lands
around 3 500 tonnes a year. This supply, destined
for external sale, represents 13% of the port’s total
tonnage, including remote purchases.
Professionals also offer live or cooked shellfish and
crustaceans, prepared or processed.
11 700 tonnes
offshore fishing
6 400 tonnes
coastal fishing
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A VERSATILE FLEET
Attracted to the efficient facilities offered by the Lorient-Keroman fishing port, more
than 300 boats sell their seafood produce in Lorient every year. They come from
Lorient, Quiberon and all over Brittany but also from other ports on the Atlantic –
France, Spain, Ireland or the United Kingdom. All the professions are represented:
crab boats, gillnetters, trawlers, etc.
A LORIENT FLEET
OF AROUND 130 BOATS
Fifty or so other versatile boats less than 10
metres long, about fifty coastal boats including 35
langoustine trawlers and twenty offshore boats
from 20 to 45 metres belonging to the Scapêche,
the leading French fresh fishing boat owner, and
some Franco-Spanish boats. These boats catch
most of the supply.
Trawler
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Gillnetter
ALL PROFESSIONS REPRESENTED
AT LORIENT KEROMAN
Bottom trawlers target a wide variety of species:
saithe, ling, scabbard, grenadier, haddock, bass,
langoustine, anglerfish, sole, hake, whiting, bream,
etc.
Artisan langoustine trawlers (11 to 20 metres)
practice mixed fishing: langoustine, hake, sole,
monkfish and mullet in season.
Pelagic trawlers operate in open water and fish black
seabream, hake, bass, tuna and anchovy in season.
The offshore trawlers of the Scapêche fish deep-sea
species between 500 and 800 metres, scabbard, blue
ling and grenadier but also a larger proportion of fish
such as monkfish or hake and saithe.
Crab boats
Gillnetters target benthic or demersal species (with
a link to the bottom): sole, monkfish, hake, mullet,
ling, spider crabs, bass, bream, etc.
Pot boats catch live crustaceans, lobster, crab, spider
crab, langoustine and shrimp, but also cuttlefish.
They also use fish pots for conger eels.
Liners fish bass, pollack and mackerel on towed
lines. At the end of a rod, the dormant or surface
line is used to fish for bass and ling in the winter.
Depending on the season, bottom trawlers fish for
targeted species: bass, ling, bream, conger eel, etc.
The seiners fish summer blue fish in their nets:
sardine, anchovy and mackerel.
Shellfish boats trawl for scallop in the bay of
Quiberon and the island of Groix, depending on
the season.
Troller
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UNIQUE
KNOW-HOW
THE FISH PROCESSING WORKSHOPS
The AAPPPL is an association of twenty or so
fishmongers in Lorient who perpetuate unique and
precious know-how and a business that is essential
to the vitality of Keroman. These companies,
specialized in hand filleting, employ 500 people in
Lorient. They purchase artisan produce from the
coastal auction and deep-sea produce stored in
auction no. 4. In Lorient, there is a wide variety of
fish staring with turbot, John-Dory, bass, monkfish,
but also raw material species for filleting such as
scabbard, grenadier and blue ling.
MANUAL FILLETING
In the workshops, hand filleting is almost exclusively
done by women. The fish arrives in crates and
is processed in a few hours: skinning, filleting,
portioning, batching, wrapping, etc. It is then sent
all over France to supply canteens, fish mongers,
wholesalers, supermarkets and chefs in Michelinstarred restaurants.
PROCESSING COMPANIES
Whether they are using local produce or processing
imported produce, major fish processing companies
have chosen to set up in Lorient.
Capitaine Houat processes fresh fish caught by the
Scapêche boats; Halieutis specialises in frozen food
and procures fresh, locally fished produce that it
helps to process. Qwheli, a specialist in upmarket
produce, supplies Lorient fish to prestigious
international restaurants.
Others, such as Marine Harvest, Krustanord and
Cité Marine are specialised in cooking shrimp, Hoki
portions, frozen cod fillets, smoked salmon and
ready meals… produce partly supplied by Lorient
import-export companies like Alpha Bay, Argis, etc.
All these companies in the greater Lorient area avail
of port logistics and the know-how of the local fish
processing labour force.
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CONTINUOUS INVESTMENT
Since 2007, €27M has been invested in work on the landing bays, the fish auctions,
port security, the haulage station, pontoons, facilities, etc. Funded by local authorities
(Regional Council of Brittany, Lorient Agglomération and Departmental Council of the
Morbihan), these investments mean professionals can avail of efficient installations
and quality services.
WELL SOLD AND WELL TREATED FISH
The modern fish market means fish is handled
quicker and remains fresh for longer. Optimized
cold chain, faster processing, enhanced working
conditions and the guarantee of a perfect quality
product: the port of Lorient can receive raw produce,
sort it, batch it and send it to customers within a
very short time frame.
New Scapêche boats are arriving in Lorient and the
sales team is looking for new sources of supply from
other markets such as the Spanish Basque region
or Morocco, as part of cooperation agreements.
Faced with the increase in offshore supply, the port
is getting organised to optimise sales and delivery
methods. In a new building baptised “Europêche”,
the port is planning to create 1200 m² of cold rooms
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for batching offshore produce crated on board the
boats. These new facilities will enable auction no.4
to be devoted to sorting other offshore products,
leaving space for seasonal products in auction no. 2.
Ice production will also be enhanced to meet peaks
in demand, especially during the anchovy season
and in warm weather.
EVERYTHING FOR MAINTAINING THE FLEET AND
REPAIRING BOATS
The 1st to be ISO 14001 certified, Lorient has one
of the most efficient boat repair yards in Europe,
dealing with 200 to 250 boats every year. The
proximity of around fifty companies specialised in
all boat repair professions makes Lorient a unique
hub of know-how and skill. In order to develop its
services to professionals, the SEM Lorient-Keroman
is applying to manage the future goods quay in
the zone du Rohu, to welcome boats for repair.
Lorient-Keroman is also applying for environmental
certification for boat disposal.
WORK IN PROGRESS OR TO COME
• Complete dredging of the port to offer easy
and safe access to boats.
• Renovation of the administrative offices
in the haulage station.
• New mechanics workshops near the boat
repair yard.
• Deployment of the environmental policy
for the whole fishing sector
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A NETWORK
OF DYNAMIC COMPANIES
The port supports the development of enterprise
in managing land and developing the port. The
SEM Lorient-Keroman can help with installation
and extension projects by making available
premises. Like the Viviers du Diben who moved
their workshops from Concarneau to Lorient, the
company Jaffray S.A.S which works in 600m² of
new premises moved to in 2013, and the creation
in 2014 of Belon Coquillages, a company which
cooks periwinkles.
The dynamic in the sector is a factor in appeal of the
region which is doing all in its power to welcome and
accompany enterprise. Lorient has seen several new
companies set up in its port and others are growing.
AudéLor, Lorient’s economic development agency
accompanies projects to create, take over or develop
companies. With its network of partners, it works on
a sector-by-sector basis. AudéLor can detect projects
early on and accompany innovation, particularly in
the agri-marine sector. It works closely with the
stakeholders of the port. Recently it helped in the
setting up of such companies as SMM Technologies
and Piriou.
For several years, there has been a certain
concentration of fish trading companies. In Lorient,
several large structures have investment projects
such as Mariteam, Furic, Vives Eaux, Moulin, Chalut
des 2 Ports, Allard or Béganton. Several of these
companies are currently investing in compliance
work or in acquiring equipment to develop and
diversify their businesses.
et Nature, a canning company for luxury products
now has a depot and a gourmet factory shop; the
boat owner APAK has opened their own artisan fish
shop in Keroman, called “Les recettes de la mer”.
In boat repair, the company “Navale Industrie
Lorientaise” set up in Keroman in the spring of 2014
and the marine electricity company ECCS moved to
new premises on the port. 2015 saw the arrival in
Lorient of the shipbuilding company Piriou, with
the installation of Piriou Naval Services and the
company SINAY, an engineering firm specialising
in the marine and coastal environment.
A building called “Europêche” has new offices and
now houses the veterinary services, the association
Blue Fish and various companies. The insertion
association Le panier de la mer 56 recently set up
in a former fishmonger’s store. This association
showcasing the seagoing professions is now close
to the companies who are providing the jobs for
their trained personnel.
Lorient attracts companies in all businesses in
the sector. Of the newcomers in the port in 2014,
seafood products processing companies: Qwehli, a
specialist in luxury seafood has set up in Lorient to
develop their business and widen their offer with a
range of fresh fish products from Keroman; Groix
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LORIENT-KEROMAN A PORT OF
LORIENT-KEROMAN
THE
FUTURE
AT THE LEADING
A PORT
OF SOLIDARITY
FOR
EDGE
OF INNOVATION
RESPONSIBLE
FISHING
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OVER TO INNOVATION!
Everything is done in Lorient to sell high-quality
seafood products better than elsewhere:
40 species by means of several parameters;
head, tail, colour, shape of the fish... It was fully
developed and manufactured in the region by Arbor
Technologies with the support of research scientists
from the real-time electronic systems laboratory
(Lester) at the Université de Bretagne Sud. This
machine can process high volumes of fish in better
working conditions.
• sales on a double conveyor are open to distant
buyers thanks to optical fibre deployed around
the port.
DEVELOPING NEW APPLICATIONS TO ACCELERATE
SALES
Because an efficient port is a port that innovates and develops, the Lorient-Keroman fishing port offers
multiple services to develop its fish sales. Technologies, sales systems, social innovation... Lorient is
undoubtedly the fishing port of the future.
OPTIMISING THE SALES SYSTEM
• the seawater treatment station supplies clean
seawater to the fish traders for greater product
quality.
• holding tanks and a seamist cold room maintain
the quality of shellfish.
FASTER, SMART SORTING
A worldwide innovation, Lorient is the first port
in Europe to avail of a machine to sort fish using
visual recognition. The smart vision machine ISS650,
designed to sort the fish, can identify 250 fish per
minute using cameras. Two by two, it can recognise
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For fish markets, traceability rules require numerous
data to be collected when products are first brought
to market. As part of inspection regulations, the
port communicates the sales report, the handling
and transport note to the State services (DPMA).
Data are also transmitted to buyers. This requires
new applications to be developed. In Lorient, these
applications are already in place. Today the port
is looking to optimise marketing and accelerate
sales. To do so, the Lorient-Keroman fishing port
is developing a system shared by all fish auctions
in Brittany.
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TRANSFORMING FISH PRODUCTS,
FROM THE HEAD TO THE BONES!
The waste from fish filleting is a raw material that
can be reused, not just to make flour. The port
generates around 10 000 tonnes of co-products
per year collected by the company SOFILOR. The SEM
Lorient-Keroman conducted a study on these coproducts in order to build an infrastructure for their
processing. The results of the study were entrusted
to various private operators to the technological
institute IDmer in order to make a diagnosis that
would be used to design recovery processes.
For several years already IDmer has been recovering
fish cutting products or co-products, its core business:
the head, tail, bones and skin. This fish waste can
be used to make intermediate food products (IFP)
for use in products produced by the processing
industries. They are used to make flavourings,
ingredients, colours and active ingredients for
cosmetics and health foods.
The institute is also developing new recovery sectors
for species that are unsaleable or without value.
What to do with unwanted catch once landed? The
manufacture of flour for animal feed seems the most
likely avenue indicated by Brussels. IDmer is also
innovating for the recovery of noble species. For
example, the study conducted with an artisan fishing
fleet enabled it to diversify its range by offering
consumers upmarket products developed from
its catch. IDmer is also working wit scientific and
technological partners in the sector and is investing
in various collaborative products. For example, they
are conducting a survey to improve the liveliness
and resistance of langoustines on board.
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TOWARDS A NEW GENERATION OF BOATS
The construction of safer, more energy-efficient boats that have less
of an impact on the environment and allow optimal quality of the fish
produce requires innovation. In Lorient, the local authority supports the
region's entrepreneurs for their innovative projects. Sector stakeholders
are also involved in numerous initiatives.
SUPPORTING INVESTMENT
The GPAL (Group of artisan fishermen from Lorient) supports fishing
investment to purchase new or second-hand boats. To do so, the group
calls on local authorities (Brittany Region Fund), the SEM LorientKeroman, cooperative structures in the Morbihan and other actors in
Megaptère 210, the future fishing trimaran
the sector. In this way, the cooperative A2G Morbihan was born. It has
a fund that is also available to small companies and private individuals.
Several projects have already been funded and others for trawlers of 15
to 17 metres and versatile boats of under 12 meters will follow. They will enable
newcomers to the profession to avail of more energy-efficient boats with selective
gear, offering better ergonomics for sailors and for processing the catch on-board.
STRENGTH IN UNION
Another initiative to optimise fleet management and support young newcomers
is a group of boat owners coming together to create a new boat company. In
2011, APAK, a Keroman boat company placed three boats under the same single
flag. Thus, they created jobs including for personnel on land. The command was
entrusted to a young fisherman, favouring social advancement. Other young
fishermen joined the boat company which has since acquired new boats. The fleet
currently comprises 5 boats, each with 5 crew.
cannot sink, saving lives. Known as Megaptère 210, the project has been approved
by Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique and gained the support from the region and
Lorient Agglomération. Construction will start soon.
A CARBON-FREE BOAT
This is the original idea of a couple of fishermen from the Lorient region: to
make a professional fishing boat with a low environmental impact and a zero
carbon balance. They approached a
firm that had already developed an
RENEWING THE FLEET
inverse-hull ship, inspired by the
Norwegian Drakkars. The Aourlan will
In 2014, there were 7 163 fishing
be a versatile 12-metre boat made
boats in France, of which 4 536
of aluminium or mineral or plantwere in mainland France, half as
based composite, fully recyclable. The
many as in 1990. The French fleet
special feature of this boat is its zerois also ageing, with an average age
emission drive provided by two 100%
in 2014 of 27 years. 568 new boats
electric motors, supplied by batteries.
have joined the fleet in 10 years.
Energy will be produced by generators
140 years would be necessary to
operating with recycled vegetable oil,
renew the entire fleet.
a recyclable biofuel.
TRIMARANS FOR FISHING
The Lorient shipyard, Chantiers Navals Bernard has developed a new fishing boat
concept with the architect Pantocarène, the central Nantes school and the Institut
Maritime de Prévention. Choosing a trimaran means reducing fuel consumption
by 30%. The composite construction also saves weight and reduce fuel further.
This new fishing hull concept will significantly improve safety on board the boat
for the crew. In the event of a leak, this unsinkable boat will fill with water but
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In 2015, the Scapêche acquired a new-generation trawler: the Jean-Pierre Le Roch
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The Frégate III, a 22.5 metre trawler
was converted to run on a dieselelectric hybrid engine.
FISH2ECO-ENERGY, THE FIRST HYBRID TRAWLER
In January 2011, France Pêche Durable & Responsable set up the European project
"Fish2Eco-Energy". The aim of this project is to drive technological development
essential to preserve the profession, while at the same time developing profitable
and energy-efficient fishing, limited atmospheric emissions and controlling its
impact on the environment. With the support of Ifremer, this project brings together
many private and public partners, including the SEM Lorient-Keroman, the Docks
et Entrepôts Maritimes de Keroman and the boat-owner Scapêche.
In the Autumn of 2012, the Frégate III, a 22.5 metre trawler was converted to run
on a diesel-electric hybrid engine. Designed to test innovations in real fishing
conditions, the demonstration boat was fitted with two generators to supply an
electric motor. After nine months of weekly fishing campaigns, the Frégate III kept
its promises and confirmed the benefits of dual-energy in reducing both energy
consumption and CO2 emissions.
As well as the engine, the programme Fish2Eco-Energy launched the development of
alternative or complementary fishing techniques to trawling. The study conducted
with the fishing biology and technology laboratory of Ifremer Lorient looked at
fishing using fish traps. It also aimed at optimising new-generation trawlers
tested by two Lorient fishermen. The fuel savings linked solely to the use of
the new fishing gear amount to 15%. Various studies on fishing gear (fibres,
mesh size, cable length, fish traps) are
being conducted jointly by the Docks
de Keroman and Ifremer. They consist
of approving all these innovations for
the whole fishing sector, nationally and
internationally. The Fish2Eco-Energy
project is continuing in Lorient with the
aim of integrating the best solutions
on a new boat.
Fish2Eco-Energy, the first hybrid trawler
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DEVELOPING LESS IMPACTFUL FISHING GEAR
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF TRAWLERS ON THE SEABED
In 2007, the Optipêche project united industry, net and trawl door
makers, Ifremer Lorient and the Institut Maritime de Prévention to
develop new fishing gear that would reduce the trawler's drag on the
seabed. The use of new materials or digital optimisation of the trawls
have reduced the contact surface of the various trawling gear and also
the weight of the doors. New hydrodynamic carrying shapes could
enable the development of trawl doors which are no longer in contact
with the bottom.
Thus, the low-impact, prototype door developed for the Optipêche project
and the European project Degree, give rise to the JUMPER project. The
goal is to optimise this prototype trawl door which is environmentallyfriendly and energy-efficient, and develop a system to monitor its
impact. The design of the door creates a swinging movement when it
touches the bottom enabling it to adapt to the relief of the seabed. Initial tests
showed that as well as limiting the impact on habitat, this prototype has the
potential to save fuel.
FROM TRAWLING TO LONG-LINING
Héliotrope, one of the offshore boats of Scapêche, was converted in 2015 into an
automated long-liner. The long-line is comprised of a line of hooks with bait. The
owner is testing this new way of fishing, which is more selective and has less of
an impact on the seabed. Scapêche also owns innovative, selective trawlers. Its
boats are fitted with larger mesh-sizes than those required by regulations and
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square mesh doors which enable smaller fish to escape, thus contributing to stock
renewal. A new trawler is also being tested since 2014. The first results are highly
encouraging, with an 80% reduction in waste.
MORE ECONOMIC BOATS
In partnership with Aglia and the Brittany regional fishing committee
and with the support of the regions of Brittany and Pays de la Loire,
the Lorient naval engineering firm Ship ST has commenced work to
reduce the dependency of boats on diesel. The programme also involves
the ship-building industry and favours simple solutions that can be
implemented on existing boats. Its principal interest lies in updating
the existing fleet in an ecological and economical approach. In particular,
Optipropulseur is aiming to design highly efficient pump-propeller type
units for trawlers. The technical progress from the Optipropulseur
programme means that these new units can already be planned on
other types of boats.
The first results from selective trawls
are highly encouraging, with an 80%
reduction in waste.
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LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
FOR THE FISHING OF TOMORROW
MEASURING THE FISHING EFFORT
BROWSING THE INTERNET AT SEA
The Lorient firm Thalos is a leader in the
development, integration, implementation and
operation of on-board telecommunications
solutions. It supplies around 600 fishing boats
with satellite oceanographic data for vessel
monitoring systems (VMS). It is developing this
business with another company based in Lorient,
Orolia who supplies the radio-frequency beacons.
Together, they have developed a new floating
buoy fitted with a multibeam sounder to enhance
fish concentration devices used by tuna fishing
professionals. More recently, Thalos developed an
on-board communications terminal called Ocean
Box used to navigate the internet or allow access to
email for the whole crew. Soon the
system will be developed to
include remote viewing and
control of various positions
on the boat.
Developed in partnership with Ifremer Lorient,
Recopesca, designed by the firm NKE Instrumentation,
is a network of on-board sensors to measure the
fishing effort and environmental parameters. The
project aims at setting up a network of volunteer
fishing boats to measure the fishing effort and
provide environmental data. Recopesca is counting
on the direct participation of fishermen, with the
boats playing the role of scientific observers.
The data collected will supply the Ifremer Fish
Information System (FIS), and operational
oceanographic tools and hydrodynamic models
used by fishing professionals and physicists.
ENHANCING SELECTIVITY
In 2011, the Lorient firm Marport France, with
AudéLor, developed new sensors designed for a
whole series of measurements at sea. Trawlers have
the new electronic sensors fixed to their rigging to
measure the speed of the water flow inside the net
and compare it with the speed of water outside. The
aim is to optimise the trawl and the profitability
of time spent at sea, thus helping to enhance
selectivity of species fished. The data collected and
the tests conducted at Ifremer Lorient enabled the
speed of traction of the boat to be adapted to the
speed of displacement of the fish. In short, fishing
the same but consuming less.
BETTER BAITING FOR BETTER PROTECTION
In order to limit the loss of bait and above all
protect long-line fishermen from hook injuries, the
company Japalangre, with AudéLor, have developed
an automatic long-line winder. The innovation lies in
the assembly of separate modules designed with a
lead hook grip, threaded onto a flexible biodegradable
plastic profile. Thanks to these grips, the bottom
of the hook is perfectly maintained during baiting.
On setting, the hook is gradually released without
whipping; the long-line releases smoothly, held
taut automatically and safely. To help professionals
make better use of their fish, today the company is
proposing a system of personalised pins. This label,
unique for each boat is printed on plastic paper with
a QR Code on the reverse used to get information
about the boat and photos or videos.
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ADAPTING TO CONSUMER TASTES
Europe is the leading worldwide market for the consumption of seafood products. In
France, 70% is imported, bringing new species and products to our tables every day.
In Lorient, fishermen and processing companies lack neither the imagination nor the
know-how to meet the needs of consumers and propose quality products, the respect
the resource and the work of the professionals.
FRESHER AND FRESHER PRODUCE
From catch, professionals do their utmost to bring
consumers a product of the best possible quality.
This is the principle of "sorting on the bottom" rather
than "sorting on the deck". For example, the liveliness
of langoustines, Lorient's flagship product, could
be enhanced further by combining selectivity with
quality. This is the goal of the Lang Vivante project,
involving a boat owner, IDmer and Ifremer. It aims
at optimising langoustine capture and conservation
on board to sell them live. Using more selective
fishing gear, small fish and langoustine are allowed
to escape, increasing the survival of the langoustine
when the net is lifted.
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BELON COQUILLAGES:
THE PERIWINKLE SPECIALIST
Located in the heart of Lorient fishing port, s fish
trader has just launched a new business: importexport of live periwinkles. Belon Coquillage has a
small packaging line and a holding tank of 1 200
m3 fitted with vertical plates where the periwinkles
can sit. These traps can be used to check that the
shellfish are alive before delivery.
100% LORIENT SEAFOOD RECIPES
The APAK (Keroman artisan fishing boat owner) had
the idea of scaling up recipes traditionally prepared
on board: jars of white tuna from the artisan fishing
of Keroman, proposed to consumers. This is a means
of providing added value to the producer's fishing,
and promoting the profession with fresh produce,
in season, of quality and manufactured entirely
in Lorient. The adventure also involved other port
community actors: jars and rillettes were developed
in conjunction with IDmer and the fish trader Moulin
Marée. White tuna, bass, bream or abundant hake,
the APAK proposes recipes using species managed in
an exemplary manner. The products are distributed
in the Comptoirs de la Mer stores and other gourmet
stores as far away as Brussels, and the company
opened its on store in the port of Lorient in 2014.
MADE ON GROIX ISLAND
Located on the island of Groix just off Lorient, the
canning company Groix et Nature makes conserves
using island seafood products and produce from the
Lorient-Keroman fish auction. They offer traditional
recipes but also innovative and secret recipes, such
as their lobster oil, sold in delicatessens in France
and abroad. All their other products can also be
discovered in the recently opened store in Lorient.
the
RECIPES
of KEROMAN
12 CHEFS, 12 MONTHS,
12 RECIPES FROM KEROMAN
FRESH HAKE FOR EXPORT
Qwehli, a luxury seafood company, chose to
set up its authentic and innovative business in
Keroman. A ship owner and producer from Reunion
Island, the family company is specialised in fish
and aquaculture from the Indian Ocean. Qwehli
exports its frozen seafood products throughout
the world and supplies leading star-studded
chefs. To diversify, they are developing a range of
fresh fish products from Keroman, using a unique
and innovative method of processing the fish:
"Pressure Pack", a patented, high-pressure vacuum
packing system, preserves the fish and enables the
expiry date to be doubled to 20 days, in complete
safety. Started in March 2014, the installation of
the high-pressure packaging and freezing lines
should ultimately lead to the creation of 20 jobs
in Lorient. Qwheli aims at becoming the reference
for premium seafood made in France and Brittany.
The company has an innovative policy of export of
fresh seafood produce. Soon, Keroman cod will be
served in major restaurants in Shanghai.
All working in the greater Lorient
area (Port-Louis, Pont-Scorff,
Hennebont, etc.), 12 chefs have
agreed to share their love of
fish cuisine in a book entitled
"Les Recettes de Keroman". Their
way of getting involved with
Lorient Agglomération alongside
port professionals.
Fine mullet tart, hake in papillote,
langoustine tail lasagna... the
book is a collection of fish and
shellfish recipes. It also contains
precious information about the
port:
Who are the Lorient fishermen?
How do they fish? What different
professions exist in the port? How
to choose the right fish?
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LORIENT-KEROMAN
A PORT OF SOLIDARITY FOR
RESPONSIBLE FISHING
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RESPECTING THE RESOURCE,
PEOPLE AND CONSUMERS
The new Common Fisheries Policy in force since January 2015 is part of the European
Union’s Blue Growth objectives. In particular, it aims at restoring fish stocks by 2020,
developing artisan fishing and help young fishermen to set up. This goal is shared by
all stakeholders in the Lorient fishing port who wish to develop a sustainable sector,
from the sea to the table.
A COMMITTED REGION
To promote sustainable fishing, elected
representatives and professionals from the greater
Lorient area are arguing for shared expertise and
are working to ensure the rules are respected to
protect ecosystems and fish resources. Lorient
continues this approach to raise awareness and
attention from European institutions.
• Deep-sea fishing is a technique that has for a
long time been the object of sustainable and
reasonable management. It represents 30% of
the auction supplies in Lorient. On 10th December
2013, the Parliament adopted a compromise that
allowed the setting up of a regulatory and policy
framework that still strengthens protection of the
oceans while preserving the social and economic
balance of European coastal territories.
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• In order to reduce unwanted catch discards, in
accordance with the new CFP, Lorient is working to
develop selective fishing gear to reduce by-catch
and preserve the resources by saving juvenile fish.
• Another challenge for the development of
sustainable fishing: boat building. Gradually
renewing the fleet and accompanying the
companies in changing techniques will rationalise
the fishing effort. Changes in fishing and its
environment has led to a considerable drop in
the number of boats, ageing of the fleet (average
age 25 years) and an increase in maintenance
costs. Europe has stopped aid and introduced
an additional constraint of controls on fishing
capacity. New boats, safe for sailors, economical,
fitted with selective fishing gear, will better
protect the resource and the environment.
AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PORT
A sustainable port actively considers its place in
a sensitive environment and its impact on that
environment. Lorient-Keroman has taken on this
concern in order to deal with it. Investments are
made in respect of the environment.
• On the fishing port, a seawater treatment
station produces clean seawater and reduces
the consumption of fresh water.
• Anticipating the application of a new European
regulation in force since 1st January 2015, the
Lorient fishing port has replaced the refrigerant
in the auctions and sea terminal with natural
ammonia present in the atmosphere, and which
does not harm the ozone layer.
• Every year, the port’s container washing unit deals
with 1.5 million fish crates and 18 000 containers.
• Two compacting machines convert polystyrene
crates into blocks sold for recycling.
• A building for collecting the co-products of
filleting, the first link in a port-organized chain
for recovering co-products, was opened at the
start of 2012.
• Lorient Agglomération supports the "Sedirade"
project which aims at setting up a centre for
managing and recovering dredging sediments.
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TRACEABILITY FROM THE BOAT TO THE TABLE
At sea, the boat captain makes a capture
declaration every day:
quantity of fish for each species, date
and fishing area, fishing gear used, home
port and length of the fishing campaign
are electronically transmitted to the
inspection authority.
On the quayside, the fish auction
inspector weighs and identifies the
batches of fish. The data in the form of
a barcode stays with the product until
it is sold retail.
This data is completed by information
about the buyer and the fish store.
A CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE PORT
On its boat repair yard, Lorient is the first French
port to have a complete wastewater treatment
system that meets environmental standards.
Since 2002, all wastewater used for washing and
preparing the boats is collected in a central tank
and then decanted and cleaned in the treatment
station. Saluted for its efforts in sustainable
development, the port has obtained ISO 14001
certification and is looking to extend the fishing
sector in the future.
On the fishmonger's shelves, the sales
label shows the species, production
type (fished or farmed), the area and
the fishing gear (technique).
Ultimately, the consumer knows
precisely where the fish on the plate
has come from and how it was fished.
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SUSTAINABLE FISHING, COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY!
A sustainable port is a port of solidarity. In Lorient, the fishing sector unites all of its
stakeholders. The development of sustainable fishing must be built on a relationship of
trust that gives greater responsibility to fishermen through decentralised management
of fisheries. The rapprochements between various stakeholders promotes the
emergence of new synergies.
CDPMEM DU MORBIHAN
The CDPMEM, Morbihan marine fishing and fish
farming committee, is the body representing the
fishermen. It represents 1 300 fishermen and 356
boats in the department. It manages the fishing
permits and access to the resource and helps
to ensure responsible and balanced exploitation
of marine resources. Throughout the year, the
CDPMEM du Morbihan defends the interests of
sector professionals and gets involved in many
projects concerning sustainable development at
sea: offshore wind farms, Natura 2000, protected
marine areas, etc.
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et d’Atlantique (PMA) and the Organisation des
Pêcheries de l’Ouest Bretagne (OPOB), or 800
boats and 3000 sailors. This structure avails of
a multidisciplinary team with fishing engineers
to ensure rational fishing and improved sales
and production conditions for its members. It
defends collective management of fishing rights
and individual responsibility. As an organisation
recognised in Europe, Pêcheurs de Bretagne is in
contact with Brussels and acts in respect of Common
Fisheries Policy rules and its goals to reach the MSY,
Maximum Sustainable Yield and to limit discards.
reducing the impact of fishing on the seabed, energy
efficiency, etc. Its test tank for fishing gear was
fully modernised in 2013. An investment of 1.08
million Euros funded by the Région Bretagne, the
departmental council of the Morbihan and Lorient
Agglomération. In the test tank, technicians and
scientists test fishing gear: trawler models, fish
cages, etc. Fishing inspectors are also trained here.
Work on selectivity is more than ever at the forefront
of concerns with the obligation to land discards
introduced by the new CFP.
GPAL
GPAL, a group of Lorient artisan fishermen also
exists to help professionals. This cooperative has
60 Lorient artisan fishermen as members who
receive support and advice in management and in
the administrative procedures for buying their boats.
LES PÊCHEURS DE BRETAGNE
IFREMER LORIENT
Pêcheurs de Bretagne is the largest association
of European producer organisations. It includes
two producer organisations: Pêcheurs de Manche
Located in the region since 1973, Ifremer Lorient has
the only fishing technology laboratory in Europe that
unites all fishing technology professions: selectivity,
Ifremer's test tank for fishing
gear was fully modernised in
2013.
BLUE FISH
promote and defend the activities linked to fishing
and fish farming in the Bay of Biscay. In particular,
Aglia has a social-economic observatory for actors
in the sector and is leading several projects on
selectivity, energy savings and the development
of economic activities.
CCR SUD
IDMER
A technical institute for the development of
seafood products, IDMer develops new methods
for consuming fish produce and thus contributes
to the sustainable development of the
sector. This association was created
in 1987 by scientists from Ifremer,
producers from the sector and local
economic development structures.
IDmer is able to meet requests
from port managers and processing
companies, from product development
to the industrial transfer of pilot plants. The
institute also develops marine biotechnologies
projects.
AGLIA
The Association du Grand Littoral Atlantique
includes the Regional Councils, fishing and fish
farming professionals operating along the Atlantic
coast. Based in Rochefort, it has had an office in
Lorient since 2003. Aglia manages collective projects
between fishing professionals and scientists to
The south-western waters Advisory Council,
created in 2007 and based in Lorient, is one of the
7 European Advisory Committees reporting to the
European Commission. This instrument aims at
decentralising European fishing policy management
to take account of regional specificities. Its area
extends across the Atlantic coast from the Iroise sea
to the straits of Gibraltar. AC governance combines
professional organisations (2/3) and members
from civil society (1/3) and should enable active
participation of all sector stakeholders in managing
marine resources in European waters.
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France’s two leading fishing ports, Boulogne and
Lorient launched BLUE FISH in 2013, a new European
association for the promotion of sustainable and
responsible fishing. Blue Fish is the only NGO
that brings together all stakeholders in Europe
- professionals and industrialists, teaching and
research establishments, NGOs, port management
associations and structures and public institutions.
In particular it shares technical, scientific and
economic knowledge about sustainable fishing
and the promotion of best practices and projects
in this field.
When officially and symbolically launched in Brussels,
the NGO received the support of several European
MPs from the European Parliament fisheries
committee, convinced of the importance of this
association whose members share a concern for
fishing and will benefit from working together.
Today the association is present in several European
countries: Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal. Based
on leading and exemplary ports, the association deals
with sustainable development projects and promotes
best practices. Their actions are undertaken from the
port of Lorient Europe-wide.
ZOOM ON “LULU LE MERLU”
A dialogue between various port stakeholders
has led to the creation of a project around hake.
Identified for its good management, this species
was experiencing some sales difficulties. The
fishing committees, a producer, a fish trader
and a processor came together with the goal of
promoting hake.
This action led to the creation of a new project called “Lulu le Merlu”. The company Halieutis won
a national sustainable development prize in April 2010 for this product. Sustainable and fair, the
policy avoids waste and ensures the fishermen get the right price for their work.
Proud to be from Lorient, the firm Halieutis has made "Lulu le Merlu" a prestigious brand, encouraging
people to buy fish. It is part of an innovative use of the produce of Breton fishing, made in Lorient
and that can be extended today to other species.
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ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE
BEST PRACTICES
For several years, fishing gear has evolved considerably to reduce the impact on the environment, save energy, practice selective fishing
and provide quality fish to the consumer. Thanks to all the efforts made by professionals, the resource is available in quantity for most of
the species fished. And business remains profitable.
Specific devices are
used to scare off marine
mammals or avoid
capturing seabirds.
BETTER AWARENESS AND MANAGEMENT OF
RESOURCES
For several decades, fishing sector professionals
have been doing their utmost to better identify and
preserve the resource:
• At sea, fishermen record their catches on a day
to day basis.
• Numerous boat owners welcome scientists on
board their boats.
• Professionals have increased the mesh size of
nets, especially for langoustine.
• Fishermen must respect minimum catch sizes
defined by European regulations. They vary
according to the fishing grounds.
• Finally, to prevent discards at sea of undersized
or unwanted fish, as provided for in the reform of
the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), fishermen are
working on programmes to enhance the selectivity
of catches with the support of scientists.
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DEVELOPING FISHING SELECTIVITY
Lorient stakeholders are involved in several projects
to improve selectivity, reduce discards and the
impact of activities on the ecosystems. To preserve
the resource by avoiding fish that are too small or of
no commercial value, selectivity means selecting a
size of fish within a species or separating targeted
species.
There are selective measures, such as closing
fishing grounds at certain periods, and technical
adaptations to fishing gear. Some passive gear
such as the optimal mesh gillnet, crustacean pot
and long-line, where the bait is adapted to the
species, are selective. Pelagic trawlers, operating
in deep waters, are also selective as they target
homogenous banks of fish. Bottom trawlers are
more selective thanks to the use of flexible grids,
square mesh panels, large mesh sizes or separating
layers. Specific devices are used to scare off marine
mammals or avoid capturing seabirds.
ANALYSING THE FISHING EFFORT
To ensure long-lasting fish stocks, observation
programmes have been set up with experts
on board the professional fleet to count
and measure the fish sampled. The results
will enable the state of the resource to be
estimated. In France an annual sampling
campaign is drawn up for the French coasts:
this is called Obsmer and is implemented by
the French department of maritime fishing
and aquaculture (DPMA). Ifremer is in charge
of the general coordination of Obsmer, training
observers, and validating and analysing the
data collected.
OPTIMISING AND SAVING ENERGY
Energy saving, preserving the environment, quality:
selective fishing gear has other advantages. Optimized
trawlers are used to save fuel by reducing drag:
lightweight lines and reduced panels ensure the trawl
has less of an impact on the bottom. This also leads
to less friction and constraints on captures. Sorting
on the seabed rather than on the deck limits discards
and helps enhance fish quality.
REDUCING DISCARDS
The REDRESSE project, led by Aglia in Lorient is
currently testing strategies to reduce discards
in fleets in the Bay of Biscay by testing various
solutions on board professional fishing boats, such
as the use of selective gear, changes in strategy or
spatial-temporal measures. Fishing professionals
are closely involved in this project.
The project is funded by France Filière Pêche and
the regions on the Atlantic coast, but also Ifremer
contributing 50% of the salary costs. The fleets
concerned are bottom trawlers (langoustine and
fish), gillnetters, pelagic trawlers (small pelagics and
tuna) and Danish seiners (whiting and mullet). The
first units tested give encouraging results that will
be explored further in 2015.
Another initiative led by the Pêcheurs de Bretagne
concerns offshore trawlers operating in the Celtic
Sea and West Channel. The species to select are
potentially haddock, whiting, boarfish, gurnard, ray,
anglerfish, etc. Like REDRESSE, the goal is to develop
or validate selective devices or to define fishing
strategies that could significantly reduce discards.
The project is funded by FFP, France Filière Pêche,
the Brittany region, Ifremer, various equipment
manufacturers and the producer organisations.
Several test campaigns were conducted in 2014.
Some gear reduced discards very significantly with
very few commercial losses in the short-term.
Very concrete work on less harmful trawl panels and
more generally on optimising fishing gear to save fuel
is being done in Lorient. Digital simulators developed
by the Lorient Ifremer team, the software DynamiT
and the trawler test tank are the tools being used
to optimise gear. Added to this are all the means to
measure and observe fishing gear, such as submarine
video systems or various sensors.
ZOOM ON: SOIP
(SERVICE FOR OPTIMISATION AND
INNOVATION FOR TRAWLERS)
This is an F2DP project (Federation for
Sustainable Development in Fishing),
funded by the FFP. The partners are DEMK,
technical coordinator and the AMOP –
Mediterranean association of producer
organisations, for the Mediterranean coast.
Ifremer is the scientific coordinator. The
goal of the project is to do an energy audit
of the fishing trawl for several trawlers in
the Channel, Atlantic ad Mediterranean.
Improvements will be suggested at the
end of the project to the participating
boats. Between the end of 2013 and
2014, around thirty boats were studied
by 6 mission managers. A computer
technician developed a database to collect
the information (SOIP).
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THE MOST REGULATED
FISHING IN EUROPE
Essential to the activity of the port of Lorient-Keroman, deep-water fishing represents
30% of auction produce. Responsibly managed by Scapêche, the leading French boat
owner, this fishing ground is tightly controlled by Brussels to preserve the environment
and the resource.
The sustainability of
these stocks (grenadier,
scabbard and blue ling)
is proven today
Without doubt, deep-sea fishing is one of the most
regulated and tightly managed in Europe. For several
years, a system of quotas, a ban on capturing certain
fragile species (emperor fish and deep-sea sharks),
enhanced fishing gear, limited capture areas and
increased control measures have considerably
reduced the ecological impact of trawling and enabled
an optimal level of exploitation to be reached. "The
sustainability of these stocks (grenadier, scabbard
and blue ling) is today proven", said a recent scientific
Ifremer report.
Lorient Agglomération has co-funded a study into
deep water fishing. The expertise shared by scientists
and professionals concerns analysing the data from
trawls since 2001. Boat owners, including Scapêche,
shared with the scientists precise data about the
composition of landings for each trawl made by their
boats with a special "deep water fishing" licence. The
database per trawl, more than 33 000 over 10 years,
provides high-quality spatial-temporal information:
it specifies the position of launch, the trawl turn,
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the depth, the length of the trawl and the species
captured. This enables better quality abundance
indices to be created (i.e. the ratio between the
quantity of fish captured and the fishing effort
required). This study provides an accurate analysis
of the condition and changes in fishing resources in
deep waters which are tending to stabilize and for
some species, to recover. Ultimately, we are a long
way from the alarmist words of some environmental
associations.
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PROTECTING AND TRAINING
PREVENTION FOR FEWER ACCIDENTS
IMP
The maritime institute of prevention, IMP, is a
national body created in Lorient in 1992 for risk
prevention and improvements in occupational
health and safety. Generalized use of personal
protective equipment, such as the PFD, Personal
Flotation Device, has led to a steady reduction in
accidents since 2005. Work needs to be done on
sailors’ gestures and on personal equipment. To
help them, IMP technicians embark regularly to
observe and offer advice to professionals.
CEPS
The Centre for survival practice and study, the CEPS,
is an association created in 1979 to do research
into all survival situations and to distribute the
results through training courses, publications and
conferences. In particular, it trains fishermen in
individual safety procedures on board vessels and
how to make efficient use of rescue equipment.
Located in the former Keroman submarine base
since 1987, the CEPS offers a unique range of
courses and equipment in France.
TRAINING FOR THE PROFESSIONS OF THE FUTURE
LPMA
CFA
Since 2011, the CFA Lorient has offered a professional
baccalaureate in "fishmongery and processing".
Started by the UPPM (Union Professionnelle des
Poissonniers du Morbihan), this course helps
to qualify personnel and aims at promoting the
profession and help with business transfers. Since
the course was created, several students who excel
at filleting, cooking or preparing seafood platters,
are awarded the title of “best apprentice in France”.
CEFCM
For adult education, as well as maritime certificates
and diplomas, the European centre for maritime
training, the CEFCM, offers new courses from
its Lorient offices at the centre François Toullec:
management, company administration, safety,
ergonomics, security, sustainable fishing and sales.
It has efficient training facilities for the maritime
professions including a new navigation and fishing
simulator with real equipment, inaugurated in 2014.
INNOMER LORIENT
The institute for innovation and seafood products,
trains sales executives in seafood products and the
sales managers of seafood product outlets.
At the LPMA, a professional maritime and
aquaculture school in Etel, courses start from a
sailor’s certificate (CAP) to professional marine
electromechanics baccalaureates and maritime
company management. Since 2014, the school
also prepares students for the new maritime BTS
diploma. Partnerships with professionals in the
sector offer numerous opportunities and avenues
for diversification.
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DISCOVER THE FISHING PORT OF LORIENT
EVENTS
Every year, the SEM Lorient-Keroman, with the
support of Lorient Agglomération, organises
or participates in several events to raise public
awareness of professions and sustainable and
responsible fish produce.
For decades coming up to the summer, the port, its
boats and the fish traders open their doors to the
public in an operation known as "Keroman Port en
Fête". On the schedule are visits of boats and fish
workshops, educational workshops, concerts, a huge
seafood banquet, product tasting sessions, a fish
auction and plenty of other surprises! The fishing
port is also present on a stand during the "Lorient
Interceltic Festival" and is a partner each year to
the cinema festival "Pêcheurs du Monde".
WEBSITE
A well-documented website provides information
about the fishing port and sector (keroman.fr). News
about the companies, seafood products, innovations
and initiatives in favour of sustainable development
in fishing are regularly published and widely
distributed via a bimonthly newsletter. There is
also a press review of articles concerning Keroman.
Hosted on the website, a directory of companies
lists almost 160 stakeholders in the sector as
a whole: fish trading companies, port services,
administrations, boat repair professionals, etc. A
secure, private area on the website provides direct
access to online sales for buyers registered with
Keroman. There are also several video reports on the
life of the port produced by Lorient Agglomération
and the SEM Lorient-Keroman.
Essential for developing communication about the
port and conveying a positive image to the general
public, these supports are an integral part of the
range of services and tools made available to the
port community by the SEM Lorient-Keroman.
PORT CIRCUITS
The science section at the Maison de la Mer, entitled
“science & culture, innovation”, distributes scientific,
technical and maritime industrial culture. With
the collaboration of professionals, scientists and
academics, it organises conferences, round tables,
visits of the port and companies, and designs and
presents exhibitions and educational tools, leads port
study classes, coordinates the Fête de la Science and
supports any projects of a maritime nature.
In particular, it organises port tours:
• "Catch of the Day", to discover the fishing port,
see the boats at the quayside and discover fish
processing
• "Objective sustainable fishing", to discover fishing
research at Ifremer Lorient.
AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Every year since 2010, the Morbihan fishing
committee holds a stand at the SIA, the international
agricultural trade show in Paris. This is a wonderful
showcase for sustainable fishing and an opportunity
to talk about the profession with the general public.
PORT ART
The association “Lieu Noir Lieu Jaune” is a place of
artistic creation in the heart of the port of Lorient. It
offers a place to host, meet, exchange and organise
artistic, fun, cultural and maritime events. “Lieu Noir
Lieu Jaune” especially aims at fostering social ties.
Its location on the fishing port allows it to target a
wide public: workers, dockers, fishermen, and bring
art fans from all age groups and all social categories.
All the port news
on: keroman.fr
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DIRECTORY OF COMPANIES
Lorient is the only port with all of the fishing professions in its area, including key players operating
nationally and on a European level.
THE PORT
SEM Lorient Keroman
Direction du port de pêche
CS 50382, 56323 Lorient Cedex
Activities: Operation of the fishing port
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 37 21 11
keroman.fr
FISHERMEN
CDPMEM56, Comité des pêches et des élevages marins
du Morbihan
13 boulevard Louis Nail, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 37 01 91
cdpmem56.fr
Les Pêcheurs de Bretagne, producers' organisation
6 rue Alphonse Rio, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 37 31 11
pecheursdebretagne.eu
GPAL, Groupement des pêcheurs artisans lorientais
12 rue Alphonse Rio, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 37 27 87
THE BUYERS
AAPPPL, an association of Lorient fish traders
c/o Moulin Marée magasin 78, port de pêche, 56100 Lorient
Activities:
Association of fish traders in the Lorient fishing port
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)6 87 49 02 13
UPPM, Union professionnelle des poissonniers du Morbihan
24 boulevard Jean Pierre Calloch, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 37 23 13
BOAT REPAIR
IPL, Interprofession du port de Lorient
Port de Pêche de Lorient, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 37 84 96
ADMINISTRATION (MARITIME AFFAIRS)
DDTM, Direction départementale des territoires et de la mer
88 avenue de la Perrière, BP 2143, CS 92143,
56321 Lorient Cedex
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 37 16 22
ENIM, a national association for the Marine disabled
33 boulevard Cosmao Dumanoir, 56100 Lorient
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 64 84 81
EUROPEAN BODIES
South-western waters Advisory Council
6 rue Alphonse Rio, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)2 97 87 38 67
Aglia, Association du grand littoral atlantique
6 rue Alphonse Rio, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: 33(0)6 99 04 60 00
aglia.org
TRAINING AND PREVENTION
CEFCM, Centre européen de formation continue maritime
10, rue François Toullec, 56100 Lorient
Tel.: 33(0)2 98 97 04 37
Email: [email protected]
cefcm.com
LPMA, professional maritime secondary school in Etel
38 avenue Louis Bougo, 56410 Étel
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 55 30 66
CFA, Centre de formation des apprentis
Rue Saint-Marcel, 56100 Lorient
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 35 31 80
Institut maritime de prévention (IMP)
60 avenue de la Perrière, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 35 04 30
imp-lorient.com
CEPS, Centre d'étude et de pratique de la survie
Base des sous-marins K3, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 40 61 32 08
ceps-survie.com
RESEARCH CENTRES AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTES
IFREMER
8 rue François Toullec, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 87 38 00
ifremer.com
IDmer, transformation and promotion of seafood products
2 rue Batelière, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 83 86 83
idmer.com
Espace des sciences, Maison de la Mer, scientific maritime
cultural centre
1 avenue de la Marne, 56100 Lorient
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 84 87 37
ccstilorient.org
NGOS AND PROMOTIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Collectif Pêche et Développement
1 avenue de la Marne, 56100 Lorient
Tel.: +33(0)2 97 84 05 87
www.peche-dev.org
Blue Fish, a European association for the promotion of sustainable and responsible fishing.
1 rue Fulvy, 56100 Lorient
Tel.: +33(0)2 30 91 50 22
bluefisheurope.org
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© Editorial coordination: Blue Nova - Authoring: Sea to sea - Graphics: Franceline Gigaud - Photos: Hervé Cohonner - Xavier Dubois
PRESS CONTACTS:
Department of communication
Lorient Agglomération
Myriam BRETON-ROBIN
CS 20001 - 56314 Lorient Cedex
Tel.: +33(0)2 90 74 73 68
espacepresse.lorient-agglo.fr
Agence Sea to Sea
Quai des Seychelles - 29900 CONCARNEAU
Tel.: +33(0)2 29 40 10 36
More information at:
keroman.fr