Synthèse des flottilles de pêche 2006 - Flotte Mer du Nord - Manche - Atlantique - Méditerranée

This document, which is the fifth edition of a series started in 2000, provides a global overview of the data collected in 2007 as part of the Fisheries Observatory of Ifremer. It includes a brief account of the activity and financial situation of the French fleets operating in the North Sea, English Channel, Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea in 2006 and updates the 2005 issue, which was published in 2006. The summary is intended for a wide audience. The document contains several fact sheets : • The first sheet provides a global description of the French national (excluding overseas) fishing fleet (North Sea - Channel, Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea), including vessel and crew characteristics. It also presents the evolution of the French fishing fleet since 1990. • Then, other sheets provide a detailed breakdown of the fishing fleet of each coast. Information provided includes vessel and crew characteristics, spatial distribution of fishing activities and catches, and gear used. A description of fleets (defined as sub-groups of vessels using the same gear combination) is also provided. • The following sheets offer a detailed description of the fishing activity and economic status of each fleet for each coast: the information provided includes the number of vessels, the activity range, technical characteristics, administrative region, gear used or metiers practiced, species targeted and average economic indicators. The description of tfishing fleet activities is based on a complete survey of vessels mentioned in the French fleet register for the year 2006. Economic information was obtained by surveying a sample of these vessels. Keywords : Fishing sector, typologies, fishing fleet, métier, gear, indicators of fishing activity, economic indicators, North Sea, English Channel, Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, France.