Tomy, a scallop fisherman from Saint-Malo, stood out on Twitter.

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He became the ambassador of the scallop in a few minutes.

On Twitter, a man with an advantageous plastic slipped among the most trendy subjects on Wednesday on the social network.

Tomy, who fishes scallops while diving off Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine), generated a torrent of reactions after the publication of a report devoted to this fishing technique described as "green" by France 2. At 5 pm, the three-minute subject had already been seen more than 360,000 times on the news channel's account.

The reason ?

The stature of the famous Tomy, who has visibly awakened the passion of some for sustainable fishing.

Tomy, you have done more for French fishing in three minutes than the European Union in 60 years.

I have all my feminine TL passionate about the scallop shell.

https://t.co/29JnUOtRbt

- John McFlee (@MisterMcFlee) December 23, 2020

"It's eight in the morning, it's eight degrees outside and you are shirtless, are you?"

“Asks the journalist, with a little classical music in the background.

"Oh yes, but with your arms in the water up to your shoulders, you don't have much choice."

We admit, we did not really understand why Tomy had not kept his full suit on his chest to welcome the reporter.

The flood of messages to extol his athleticism proved him right.

The rest of the report will teach us that the return by boat under freezing rain "gives a certain immunity to the cold".

The few images of the young mustachioed shirtless have aroused the appetite of many Internet users for the scallop.

Sustainable fishing that preserves the resource

We will take advantage of this hot news to extol the virtues of this fishing, which avoids capturing the smallest shells and dredging the seabed.

A few years ago,

20 Minutes

met another pair of diving fishermen.

The latter had used the same arguments to justify their technique.

“It is above all a question of ethics.

I do not think that dredge fishing is the most suitable for the environment, even if the profession has made a lot of efforts, ”then explained the boss of the small company Philippe Orveillon.

Our report had not, however, aroused so much fervor.

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