Professional fishing
Professional fishing is the catching of fish or shellfish for the purpose of earning an income. The methods of operation are varied, from the most artisanal to the most industrial and depend on the type of fishing and the geographical areas.
Artisanal fishing is the most diversified and is carried out by small and medium-sized (less than 24 metres) vessel owners. It can be inshore (tides of 1 to 4 days) or offshore (more than 96 hours at sea in a row). Industrial fishing includes offshore fishing, for tides lasting between 4 and 20 days, and large-scale fishing, for tides of more than 20 days.
La pêche professionnelle est encadrée par une réglementation qui tend à se renforcer pour protéger la biodiversité et les ressources halieutiques. D’après les statistiques de la DAMGM (Direction des Affaires Maritimes et des Gens de Mer) les marins pêcheurs ont perdu le quart de leurs effectifs en moins de 15 ans. Toutes les façades maritimes ont vu une diminution du nombre de leurs marins pêcheurs. La pêche au large est particulièrement touchée, la pêche côtière résiste mieux.
Metropolitan France represents the sixth largest fleet in the European Union. It is mainly made up of vessels less than 12 metres long.
https://www.comite-peches.fr/la-peche-francaise/
In the Alpes-Maritimes, professional fishing concerns exclusively inshore fishery, which is organised from 21 ports, constituted in 6 Prud'homies (communities of fishermen's employers with regulatory and disciplinary powers to manage fishing on their territory).
There are sales points in the unloading ports or in certain markets.
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Franco-Italien Economic Port Observatory (map library) – Maritime zone
Fishery map