Question 7936 — hunting and fishing

Summary

Ms. Anne-Cécile Violland draws the attention of the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries to the worrying situation in which professional fishermen on Lake Geneva currently find themselves. After several letters sent in recent months and faced with the need to be able to move forward with the improvement of a profession essential to a living area, she wishes to challenge him to new. In 2024, the profession was hit hard by a drastic drop in catches of ferras and perch. While perch and féra represent approximately 93% of the volumes and turnover of professional fishermen in Lake Geneva on the French side, the departmental direction of the Territoires de la Haute-Savoie estimates a decrease of 46.77% in the tonnage of fish caught in Lake Geneva on the French side in 2024 compared to the average of the last four years (according to DDT74 figures). For many years, the number of professional fishermen on Lake Geneva has been decreasing. There are only 42 fishermen left and everything suggests that this number will further reduce considerably. Currently, the loss of turnover for fishermen is estimated at more than 1.5 million euros. The first figures concerning the capture of fish since the start of 2025 have been catastrophic. Thus, faced with the worrying situation in which many fishermen find themselves and after a particularly difficult year 2024, some find themselves forced to abandon the profession or look for a second job to cover all their expenses and live with dignity. Fishing on Lake Geneva is an age-old tradition which constitutes local know-how and which actively participates in sustaining the local economy. It represents numerous challenges at the environmental, tourist and scientific levels. To date, no aid exists to compensate for the loss of turnover of professional fishermen on Lake Geneva when exceptional situations occur. The professional freshwater fishermen of Lake Geneva are largely forgotten by public policies, due to their reporting to the Ministry of Agriculture rather than that of Fisheries, as is the case for sea fishermen. This inconsistency hinders the implementation of solutions adapted to their realities on the ground. She asks him what actions the Government intends to take to support them and to help this local economy and this know-how that is too often forgotten, as well as the possibility of financial aid to preserve this activity.

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