Agriculture & Food

#TECM2610018AOrder Amending the Management of Mackerel Fisheries in 2026

🇫🇷France··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This French law sets new quotas for mackerel fishing for 2026, impacting fishermen who either belong or do not belong to producers' organizations. It adjusts specific regional allotments, including reserved national quotas, and outlines quantity limits for fishing activities. The changes will require fishing entities to adjust their operations in accordance with the new limitations.

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Key Changes

  • Mackerel fishing quotas are set for 2026
  • Specific quotas for regional and national reserves
  • Quantity limits adjusted for different fishing organizations

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Fishing vessels must not exceed 3,742 tonnes of mackerel catch in CIEM zones II a, V b, VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII, XIV during 2026 (with 55 tonnes reserved for national contingencies)

All mackerel fishing vessels operating in specified CIEM zones
operational
high

Fishing vessels must not exceed 119 tonnes of mackerel catch in CIEM zones II a, V b, VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII, XIV from the annual Denmark transfer quota during 2026

All mackerel fishing vessels operating in specified CIEM zones
operational
high

Fishing vessels must not exceed 685 tonnes of mackerel catch in CIEM zones II a, III a, b, c, d, IV during 2026

All mackerel fishing vessels operating in specified CIEM zones
operational
high

Fishing vessels must not exceed 75 tonnes of mackerel catch in CIEM zones VIII c, IX, X and EU waters of COPACE zone 34.1.1 during 2026

All mackerel fishing vessels operating in specified zones and COPACE waters
operational
high

Vessels registered in Brittany maritime quarters must not exceed 50 kg of mackerel catch per day and 250 kg per month

Fishing vessels registered in Brittany maritime quarters
operational

Affected Parties

Mackerel fishermenFishing organizations in France

Tags

fishing,quotas,France