Fishing port of Roscoff

Date of visit: 10/07/2024

General information

Port authority: Brittany Region

Administrator: Finistère Chamber of Commerce (CCI)

Port description:

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.

Management of used fishing gear

Equipment

• Outdoor waste collection centre:
o 1 skip of 20m3 : used trawls and pots
o Small crates: EOLFG fine nets collected
o 1m3 Big Bags: sorted fine nets
• A non-closed storage area dedicated to EOLFG
• An area dedicated to sorted nets

Management

• Recycling of PA nets by Fil&Fab for tonnages of around 30T per year (3T/load)
• Before, they had a contract with Filet Recyclage, which sent the nets to Spain (10T/load)
• Local reuse initiatives: Collected by recreational fishermen for reuse in their fishing activities

Reuse

• 20m3 skip sent to landfill by Guyot Environnement
• Big bags with nets sorted by one employee
(26h/week) sent to Fil&Fab by Guyot Environnement for recycling
Management cost: 225€/T (2023) & 140€/T (2022)
Quantity: 135T (2023) & 162T (2022)

Passive fishing for litter

Current pratices

Fishermen bring the litter they collect while fishing back to the port. One staff member then collects it and places it in the appropriate skip for processing.

Port issues

No data and no quantification or characterisation of this waste stream. It’s the fishermen’s responsibility to weigh it and report the data.

Constraints and bests practices

Constraints

• No recycling channels sufficiently developed, particularly for used pots and trawls.
• A large number of tyres are collected, representing a very expensive stream for processing (€500/T).

Bests practices et objectives

• Sorting & dismantling of EOLFGs carried out by one employee hired by the CCI at a dedicated treatment site with an elevated platform.
• Handling of potential net mending waste by an agent who operates a blower.
• Voluntary approach to EOLFG management.
• Cleaning of the port basin once a year by a professional diver.
• Objectives:
o Provide a recycling channel for used trawls and pots.
o Reduce the number of illegal waste dumping with the introduction of fines by the harbour master’s office.

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