Fishing port of Audierne

Date of visit: 3/05/2025
General information
Port authority: Joint association of the fishing ports and marinas of Cornouaille
Administrator: Metropolitan West Brittany Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)
Port description:

Fishing port and marina
Presence of a fish market, online sales only Flotilla of 30 vessels (gillnetter and trollers)

Management of used fishing gear

Equipment

• Port waste collection centre closed
• 2 bins on the docks for cardboard and plastic
• Storage space in a closed shed for used nylon nets stored in 1m3 big bags and a 30m3 CIW skip
• Forklift for transporting nets for all fishermen with a certificate of ability to drive this type of vehicle.

Management

Filet Recyclage collects used nets, which are then sorted, packaged and sent for granulation to companies, mainly in Europe. These pellets are used to make nylon objects.

Reuse

• Fishermen put their used fishing nets directly into the big bags (no dedicated staff).
• The nets are collected by the company Filet Recyclage for recycling 3 times a year.
• The fish market manager is responsible for waste management.

Management costs: 562€ (2023) Quantity: 13.83T (2023)

Passive fishing for litter

Current pratices

Fishermen bring the litter they collect while fishing back to the port.

Port issues

Disposal in a CIW skip without quantification or qualification.

Constraints and bests practices

Constraints

• The port is responsible for purchasing the big bags, which represents a high cost.
• Loading the lorry carrying the big bags of nets takes a long time (1/2 day).
• It is sometimes difficult to raise awareness among fishermen about sorting their nets.

Bests practices et objectives

• Combating illegal dumping with enclosed areas and cameras.
• A long tradition of assembling and dismantling of nylon nets by fishermen in an enclosed, sheltered and easily accessible warehouse.
• Free access to a forklift to transport the nets from the docks to the warehouse.
• Monitoring of the quantities of nets collected in a file shared with the CCI.
Objectives:
Obtain the Clean Harbours Label: construction work to relocate the careening area and redevelop the space in front of the waste collection centre.

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