The Port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is host to 2 major types of fishing:
High Sea Fishing
Also called offshore fishing, includes fresh fishing and fishing by freezer vessels. These types of vessels are more common in the North Sea.
Traditional fresh fishing | Fishing by freezer vessels | |
Number of boats | 6 trawlers | 3 trawlers |
Types of boat | 44 to 55 metres | Approximately 50 metres |
Crew | 15 to 18 fishermen | 25 fishermen |
Technique | Landing at Boulogne or in Scottish or Danish ports and then transportation by road of a proportion of the catch to Boulogne | |
Fishing cycle | 7 to 10 days at sea | 30 to 45 days |
Fish yield | 30 to 100 tonnes | |
Species caught | Pollack, Redfish, Haddock, Whiting, Grenadier, Blue ling, Scabbardfish, Portuguese dogfish | Cod, Pollack and Haddock |
Artisanal fishing
It includes coastal fishing and small-scale fishing with fishing areas located mainly in the Channel between the English and French coasts and in the North Sea
Coastal fishing | Small-scale fishing | |
Number of boats | 51 trawlers | 65 trawlers and netters |
Types of boat | 12 to 25 metres | Less than 18 metres |
Crew | 5 to 8 fishermen | 2 to 5 fishermen |
Technique | Bottom trawl and pelagic trawl fishing | Fishing with gillnets or trammel nets |
Fishing cycle | 2 48-hour departure a week | 12 to 24 hours at sea |
Fish yield | 3 to 5 tonnes | 0.5 to 1.5 tonnes |
Species caught | Whiting, Mackerel, Red Mullet, Squid | Plaice, Sole, Cod and Cuttlefish |