On Friday, November 2, the prefecture of Finistère announced the lifting of the ban on fishing for scallops in the marine area of Camaret.
It is now possible to harvest and consume scallops in the marine area of Camaret (Finistère).
Favorable results
This Friday, November 2, the prefecture of Finistère announced in a statement lifting the ban on this area, the results of analysis concerning the amnesic toxin content being favorable.
On June 29, the prefecture issued an order prohibiting commercial and recreational fishing on part of the coast of Finistère.
Sectors still closed
The closed areas to date are the Concarneau Bay, the Landévennec foreshore from the ruins of the abbey to the dike of Port Maria and the harbor of Brest (River Alder and Sillon des Anglais, river of the Camfrout Hospital, Kéroullé Cove, Faou River and Auberlach Deposit).
To find all the prohibitions, you can contact the town halls of the littoral zones or go on the website www.pecheapied-responsable.fr.
The prefecture recommends that people who have consumed shellfish from these areas, and with symptoms such as digestive or neurological disorders, contact their doctor quickly.
Cooking does not destroy the toxins provided by these microscopic algae called phytoplankton.