Question 18771 — aquaculture and professional fishing

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Mr. Loïc Prud'homme draws the attention of the Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, to the effective authorization of net fishing for Pyrenean salmon on the French coasts. Indeed, Atlantic salmon swim up the fresh water courses of the south of France at different times of the year. In total, according to observations and estimates from IFREMER (French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea), between 1,300 and 4,000 salmonids would be caught in the nets before being able to reach the rivers, notably the Adour. This species is currently threatened with extinction. According to the migratory fish management plan (PLAGEPOMI) dating from 2015, it is indicated that the laying of nets in a 0.3 mile strip is prohibited and only during the peak of salmon migration. This is in no way a ban on fishing, but of the necessary regulation of the profession. Furthermore, the need for regulation and control is demonstrated by the existence of a market for illegally sold salmon. This trafficking is still rampant and, according to observations and estimates, concerns up to 1000 fish per year. In order to respect the application of sustainable fishing management criteria, he wishes to know what are the concrete and immediate measures which will be implemented to avoid the illegal sale and capture of salmon in prohibited coastal and estuarine areas and thus preserve the species and fishery resources.

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