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.
• 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.
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
Fishing port, marina & ship repair area Presence of a fish market
Flotilla of 98 vessels (mostly deep-sea)
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…
A busy fishing harbour, home to a sailing club food shop/ smoke house, seafood shop, adventure facility, sailing club, coast guard, tour operators, boat yard, RNLI Lifeboat, net mending facility and a BIM ice plant.
Fishing practice: 12 regular boats under 24m,
Mostly bottom trawls, 1 x beamer trawl, 2 x pure seines Landings: White fish - Hake, Haddock, Whiting
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
Fishing port
A fish market (1st auction in Normandy and 6th in France) Fleet of 61 vessels (mainly trawlers)
Fishing port and marina
Presence of a fish market, online sales only Flotilla of 30 vessels (gillnetter and trollers)
This is small fishing pier with 19 regular boats from 6m to 28m, including 1 x Demersal trawler (Prawns), 2 x Pelagic vessels and Inshore fishing boats.
There is also a RNLI station and a Rowing Club attached to the pier.
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.
