Douarnenez

Douarnenez

Administrative Port: Finistère

County: Bretagne

Douarnenez was a thriving fishing port until the late 1970s and early 1980s, but there has been a sharp decline since. The fishing activity is marginal today but many boats are still landing their catch in Douarnenez. It is also a major yacht harbor of Brittany, together with Tréboul and Port-Rhu.¹

Background information
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 1	17
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 2	1
Fishing Fleet	Vessel type 3	3
Fishing Fleet	Vessels total	212
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Demersal (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Pelagic (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Shellfish (tonnes)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	Main species (tonnes)	sardines (95,3%), long-fin tuna (1,8%), horse mackerel (1,3%)
Landings	Total Landings (tonnes)	All species (tonnes)	6309,4575
Landings	Values	Demersal
Landings	Values	Pelagic
Landings	Values	Shellfish
Landings	Values	All species	5256,05832€
Landings	Number of fishermen	Number of fishermen (Regular)
Landings	Number of fishermen	Number of fishermen (Part-time)
Landings	Number of fishermen	Number of fishermen Total
Landings	Major fish species
Landings	Landing points
Landings	Location of auctions	Terre-plein du port - BP 218 - 29172 Douarnenez, Tèl. 02 98 92 02 40 - Fax 02 98 92 63 60
Governance and organisation	Governance
Governance and organisation	FLAG
Governance and organisation	Location of fishermen's organisations	CRPMEM de Haute Normandie, 26, Quai Galliéni 76200 DIEPPE CRPMEM du Nord/Pas de Calais/Picardie, 12, rue Solférino 62200 BOULOGNE-SUR-MER
Branding	Brand labels
Fish as food	Fish selling
Fish as food	Fish processing
Fish as food	Restaurants/hotels
Tourism & Education	Tourism & Fishing	Ability to board: inquire at the tourist office
Tourism & Education	Festivals	Temps fêtes
Tourism & Education	Fishing museums	Le Port Musée, Place de l'Enfer 29100 Douarnenez, Tèl. 02 98 92 65 20
Tourism & Education	Aquariums
Tourism & Education	Monuments	Cimetière marin, Porte monumental des anciens bâtiments de l'industrie de pêche (conserverie, criée…)
Tourism&Education	Fishing training School

Vessel type 1= Coastal fishing vessels: Vessels which spend more than 75% of their time in the 12 nm zone.
Vessel type 2= Coastal/high sea vessels: Fishing vessels that fish 25% -75% of their time in the 12 nm zone.
Vessel type 3= High sea vessels: vessels that fish more than 75% of their time outside the coastal zone. These vessels fish offshore the French coast but are in some cases active in the coastal zone of other countries.³

References

1. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douarnenez
2. Data from 2011. Source: Ifremer
3. Leblond, E., Daures, F., Leonardi, S., Merrien, C., Demaneche, S., Le Blond, S., Berthou, P.L., Pitel-Roudau, M., Macher, C., Lespagnol, P., Le Grand, C., Le Blond, S. (2013). Synthèse des flottilles de pêche 2011, flotte de Mer du Nord - Manche – Atlantique, flotte de Méditerranée dans le cadre Réalisation du projet "Système d'Informations Halieutiques" de l'Ifremer. Edition IFREMER Brest. p.289.