Sustainable fishing is stagnating in France and is not immune to climate change. In 2022, 56% of the 347,000 tonnes of fish landed in France came from sustainably exploited populations.
The European Union had set itself an objective of 100% of populations fished at "maximum sustainable yield" (MSD) by 2020. Around 80% of seafood products are consumed in France, and most of it is imported. The situation is particularly bad in the Mediterranean Sea, where only 36.5% of fish are sustainably fished.