Question 13064 — aquaculture and professional fishing

Summary

Mr. Sylvain Carrière alerts the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature to the need for real protection of marine spaces which is not to the detriment of the shellfish industry. The Minister recently confirmed the deployment of fallows on the foreshores, consisting of temporarily putting areas to rest by suspending certain activities in order to allow the natural regeneration of ecosystems. At the same time, the Government announced its intention to develop strong protection zones (ZPF) as part of the objective of protecting at least 30% of land and sea areas, including 10% under strong protection by 2030. However, these labels will remain ineffective as long as restrictive measures have not been put in place to prohibit bottom trawling in the areas. sensitive areas, a practice still widely tolerated today. In February 2026, several NGOs contacted the Council of State to challenge the absence of a ban on trawling on Natura 2000 sites. An investigation published by Oceana in June 2025 reveals that more than 100 fishing vessels would have practiced bottom trawling in the 6 maritime national parks in 2024, without any consequences. On the other hand, these orientations give rise to a serious concern among shellfish farming professionals, the sector which depends on a healthy coastal environment and contributes to the maintenance of foreshores as well as water quality. Shellfish farmers fear that these measures will result in a lasting reduction in their production areas, while these are already decreasing due to environmental constraints and competing uses. Professionals emphasize the absence of explicit guarantees on the maintenance of existing shellfish farming areas and ask to be systematically associated, with their representatives, in the definition of the perimeters and management methods of the areas concerned. Consequently, the MP wishes to know whether the deployment of fallows in the foreshores is likely to concern areas currently dedicated to shellfish farming and, if so, how modalities. He asks what measures are envisaged to put in place a policy for the protection of coastal environments which is fair, ambitious and which does not take place against the development of shellfish farming, an activity essential to the vitality of coastal territories and a strong contributor to the preservation of the ecological quality of the foreshores. Finally, he asks her if she intends to make the policy of safeguard marine spaces by prohibiting bottom trawling in all protected areas.

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