Fishing port and marina
Presence of a fish market
Flotilla of 95 fishing vessels (trawlers, trollers, pot vessels gillnetter)
• 6 skips on the docks for EOLFG (nets and ropes)
• Closed port waste collection centre for the management of CIW and hazardous waste.
• Collection and recycling of nets by Fil&Fab to recover the raw material.
• Experiment conducted by Fil&Fab and WWF: recovery of 3 tonnes of trawl nets in May 2024
(shredding and recycling tests).
• FILIPECH project in 2022: 2 tonnes of trawl nets sent to Plastix (Denmark) for recycling.
• Fishermen put their used fishing nets and gear directly into the skips.
• There are 2 social work structures in the port: ‘L’Atelier des gens de mer’ (managing the waste collection centre) and the ESAT ‘Claires et mer’ (dismantling nets).
• Management costs: included in the port user fee.
• All waste costs the port at least €100,000 per year.
• Quantity: 6T of nets in 2024 / 10T of used trawls / year.
Fishermen bring the passively fished waste back to the port (green bags supplied by ReSeaclon and bins on the quayside). Test operation by ReSeaclons carried out with 4 to 5 boats in order to quantify and qualify the waste passively fished.
Waste passively fished increases the cost of waste paid by the port. Fishermen do not sort waste which is an obstacle to recovery.
• Constant increase in the cost of waste management.
• Trawls stored on docks awaiting recycling solution.
• Active involvement of the harbour in the management of port waste (waste reception plan dated 2023).
• Closed waste collection centre (to prevent illegal dumping).
• Diagnostic carried out in 2021 to identify ways of improving waste management and raise awareness among port users.
• Long tradition of management and recycling of nylon nets via the presence of 2 disabled employment structures in the port.
• A tripartite agreement between the port, the Atelier des gens de mer and Fil&Fab for the recycling of nets implemented in 2024.
• Objectives:
o Set up a recycling scheme for trawl nets.
o Improve port users’ compliance with waste regulations.
o Increase awareness of waste issues among port users.
This is a multi-purpose port which accommodates approx.
20 trawlers, 5 scallop boats and 25 inshore vessels for crab, lobster & whelk. In addition, charter deep-sea angling vessels, tourboats to the Saltee Islands, and leisure crafts use the port.
There are also seafood processing plants next to the port.
A busy port that is home to several state organisations and fishing businesses. Including a seafood processing plant, an ice plant, fisherman’s co-op, and shipping agents. Cruise liners and island ferries also dock here.
30 x >20m fishing vessels are based at the port, the majority are whitefish trawlers.
Fishing port and marina
No fish market but fish preparation area 7 fixed vessels (small-scale coastal fishing)
Commercial, nautical-sport, tourism, fishing, and shipyard activities, fish market.
Fishing practice: for WIF, three trawlers from the Mares Circulares project (with lengths ranging from 28 to 36 meters) are collaborating
Landings: Atlantic mackerel, European anchovy, and Atlantic bonito
General cargo, bulk solids, ship service, fishing activity (fresh and frozen), fish market.
Fishing practice: fleet of 359 vessels and ships (mostly artisanal vessels)
Landings: Black monkfish, White monkfish, Blue shark, Swordfish, Northern megrim, Atlantic pomfret, European hake, Korean flounder, Common squid, Horse mackerel…
Fishing port, commercial port and marina. Presence of a fish market Flotilla of 55 fishing vessels :
mainly dredgers & caseyeur (pot vessels)
Fishing port, commercial port and marina Presence of a fish market
Flotilla of 40 fishing vessels (mainly coastal fishing) 1500 deep-sea trawlers landing fish every year.
Fishing, seafood processing and sales.
Marine leisure cruises, sailing club, tourism.
Fishing practice: There are currently 5 pelagic trawlers, 36 demersal trawlers and 12 crabbers.
Landings: Prawn, Crab and white fish
General cargo (paper, wood, fruit, steel), bulk solids (grains, flours, and fertilizers), ship services (construction, repair, fuel, oils…), fishing activity (fresh and frozen), fish auction.
Fishing practice: 77 vessels and ships (mainly inshore, 12 trawlers operating in the Grand Sole fishing grounds, 4 coastal trawlers, and 8 operating in Portuguese waters)
Landings: Sardine, horse mackerel, Atlantic mackerel, Atlantic bonito, spider crab, velvet crab, shrimp, Norway lobster, hake, European hake (whiting), blue whiting, squid, monkfish, scorpionfish, red gurnard, sole, cuttlefish, octopus, conger eel, ray, others
