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Fishing port of Roscoff
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.
Port authority: AP Vigo
Administrator: Ports of the State
Port description:
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…
Management of used fishing gear
Equipment
- 1 container for the recovery of EOLFG and 1 for WIF.
- Two designated, covered areas within the Port Authority.
- Forklift or truck-mounted crane, with easy access for the transport and handling of the nets.
Management
- The nets are accumulated in a specific 5 m³ container at the port.
- The crew unloads the EOLFG, and the nets are stored in two exclusive covered areas managed by the Port Authority, depending on whether they belong to large-scale or small-scale fishing gear.
- The net makers are responsible for repairing the nets; however, a system for their collection and subsequent management at the port facilities has not been implemented.
- Once the container is full, the EOLFG are transported to a dedicated facility outside the port.
- The Commercial Management Area, within the Environmental Division, oversees communication within the port regarding waste management, which includes both fishing by-products and the contract for cleaning the Fishing Port.
Reuse
- The WIF are accumulated in 1 m³ bags on the boats.
- Upon arrival at the port, fishermen manually unload the WIF big bags and deposited in a specific container. Larger vessels request the removal of this type of waste directly through one of the service providers, which will notify the Port Authority of Vigo (APVIGO).
- Characterisation of the waste is carried out at the treatment plant, while quantification is performed globally by waste type.
- A total of 98.3 m3 of passive fishing litter were recorded in 2023.
- Quantity: 10,000 €/year
Passive fishing for litter
Currents practices
Port issues
Constraints and bests practices
Constraints
- Increased awareness and further research are required for effective valorisation.
- There is a demand for the establishment of a new green point and the expansion of valorisation activities.
- Data collection remains complex and fragmented.
- Budget limitations present a significant constraint.
Bests practices et objectives
- In addition to the provisions established in the MARPOL Convention, the port is equipped with a Clean Point, Green Point, and the option to leave waste on board at the dockside.
- The flow of information and communication is efficiently managed through email, telephone, and in-person interactions.
Objectives
- They seek to increase the number of awareness and training campaigns.
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Fishing port of Ribeira
Fishing activity and fish market.
Fishing practice: fleet of 237 vessels and ships (mostly small-scale fishing vessels)
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Fishing port of La Cotinière
Fishing port and marina
Presence of a fish market
Flotilla of 95 fishing vessels (trawlers, trollers, pot vessels gillnetter)
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Fishing port of Dunmore East
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
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Fishing port of Audierne
Fishing port and marina
Presence of a fish market, online sales only Flotilla of 30 vessels (gillnetter and trollers)
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Fishing port of Granville
Fishing port, commercial port and marina. Presence of a fish market Flotilla of 55 fishing vessels :
mainly dredgers & caseyeur (pot vessels)
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Fishing port of Le Guilvinec
Fishing port, marina & ship repair area Presence of a fish market
Flotilla of 98 vessels (mostly deep-sea)
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Fishing port of Kilmore Quay
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.
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Fishing port of Castletownbere
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.