Illustration of a scallop fishery, here in Ille-et-Vilaine.

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C. Allain / 20 Minutes

It's rare enough to be underlined but here is finally good news for biodiversity.

In the Bay of Seine and in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, there have never been so many scallops as this year, according to Ifremer, which has been carrying out assessments in these areas since the end of the 1970s. Two campaigns evaluation are carried out each year on the two main French deposits by the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea. The first in the Bay of Seine took place from September 10 to 16, the second in the Bay of Saint- Brieuc took place from September 2 to 17.

The populations of scallops in the Bay of Seine and the Bay of Saint-Brieuc are breaking records!

🎉 This is the result of the latest scientific evaluations carried out by Ifremer teams, in support of fisheries managers 💪https: //t.co/6HraJFqHwt

- Ifremer (@Ifremer_fr) October 6, 2020

The exploitable deposit was evaluated in the Bay of Seine at 64,000 tons, and 37,000 tons in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc.

In the Bay of Seine, in an area between Barfleur and Cap d'Antifer, the situation this year is more than double the average of the last ten years, underlines Ifremer, optimistic about the years to come because of the arrival of a new generation of juveniles.

The fishing season is open

In the bay of Saint-Brieuc, the exploitable biomass represents an increase of 50% compared to the last two “already excellent” years, according to the institute.

"These figures confirm the favorable trend observed since the beginning of the 2000s, in connection with the management implemented by the French fisheries", explains the Brest-based institute, citing the overall reduction in fishing effort by in place of fishing dates and times and the use of larger dredge rings.

Shell fishing has been open since October 1 north of the 12 nautical mile line from Barfleur (Manche) to Antifer (Seine-Maritime) and beyond the 20 mile line from Antifer to Pas-de- Calais.

In the Bay of the Seine, south of 12 miles, it will open in mid-November.

In the bay of Saint-Brieuc, it opened on Monday.

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