SENAT
Report n° 132 (2008-2009) by M. Marcel-Pierre CLEACH, Senator (for the parliament office for the evaluation of scientific and technological choices)
Disponible au format Acrobat (822 Koctets)
EXAMINATION OF THE REPORT BY THE OPECST
The OPECST carried out an examination of the report prepared by Senator Marcel-Pierre Cléach. Following the Senator's presentation of the report, the following exchange took place:
In answer to Deputy and OPECST President Claude Birraux's question regarding how best to improve the effectiveness of scientific assessments to benefit the CFP, particularly with regard to the minimum catch size, Senator and rapporteur Marcel-Pierre Cléach stated that, in his opinion, the solution primarily resided in a shared diagnosis established by fishermen and scientists while reopening dialogue. He furthermore pointed out selectivity was a central issue, for it was necessary to progressively eliminate rejections, which represent a real waste of resources.
Senator Marie-Christine Blandin hailed what she considered an exemplary and courageous report and testified to the intensification of fishing and the importance of rejections. She underlined the necessity of an educational campaign targeting the general public, as well as the urgent need to involve researchers in this effort. Finally, she pointed out that France demonstrated little respect with regard to its international commitments in the matter.
Deputy and OPECST President Claude Birraux also deemed the report courageous and felt that it constituted an opportunity to denounce the inconsistencies of a management system that results in the resources' over-exploitation.
Senator and First Vice-President of the OPECST Jean-Claude Etienne emphasized dialogue between actors, citing the example of the deep-sea species which, though little known, are nevertheless of economic importance for fishermen. Managerial decisions must be based upon up-to-date knowledge. A cooperative effort is, therefore, desirable.
The OPECST unanimously adopted the report.
APPENDICES
APPENDIX I
LETTER OF REFERRAL
APPENDIX II
PERSONS INTERVIEWED
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Mr |
Loïc |
ABALLEA |
France |
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Dr |
Francesco Saverio |
ABATE |
General Director of Marine Fishing and of Aquaculture |
Ministerio delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Olivier |
ABELLARD |
Agence des Aires Maritimes Protégées ("Agency of Marine Protected Areas") |
France |
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|
Mr |
Enrique |
ACCORSI |
Recursos naturales |
Chamber of Deputies |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Sebastian |
AINZUA A. |
Coordinator Programa Economia y globalización |
TERRAM |
Chile |
|
Ms |
Caroline |
ALIBERT |
Communications officer on fisheries |
WWF |
European institutions |
|
Dr |
Karl A. |
ALMÅS |
President |
SINTEF competitiveness cluster |
Norway |
|
Dr |
Franco |
ANDALORO |
Manager of the "Sustainable Use of Resources" Department |
ICRAM (Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca scientifica e tecnologica Applicata al Mare) |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Viggo |
ANDREASSEN |
Special adviser |
Innovation Norway |
Norway |
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Mr |
Loïc |
ANTOINE |
Assistant Director |
IFREMER |
France |
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Dr |
ARNERI |
Istituto scienze marine d'Ancona |
Italy |
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Mr |
Armando |
ASTUDILLO |
DG Mare |
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|
Mr |
Yves |
AUFFRET |
Councillor for fishing, aquaculture and the DOM-TOM |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing |
France |
|
Mr |
Nelson |
AVILA |
Marine, fishing and agricultural interests |
Senate |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Hector |
BACIGALUPO FALCON |
General Manager |
Industrial Fisheries Asociation of Chile |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Stéphane |
BEAUCHER |
Greenpeace-France |
France |
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|
Mr |
Guy |
BEAUPRE |
General Director |
Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans |
Canada |
|
Mr |
Adel |
BEN YOUSSEF |
Assistant Attaché for Agricultural |
French Embassy |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Christian |
BERGER |
Councillor |
French Embassy |
United States |
|
Mr |
Francesco |
BERGUÑO |
Head of the "Marine Affairs Department" |
Ministry of Foreign Relations |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Patrick |
BERTHOU |
Assistant Director |
IFREMER |
France |
|
Dr |
Arnaud |
BERTRAND |
Fisheries ecologist |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development" or IRD) |
Peru |
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Ms |
Sophie |
BERTRAND |
Fisheries ecologist |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development" or IRD) |
Peru |
|
Mr |
Jérôme |
BIGNON |
Agence des Aires Marines Protégées ("Agency of Marine Protected Areas") |
France |
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|
Mr |
Thomas |
BINET |
Consultant |
OECD |
France |
|
Ms |
Siri |
BJERKE |
Division Vice President |
Innovasjon Norge |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Joe |
BORG |
Commissioner of Fishing and Marine Affairs |
Fishing and Marine Affairs Commission |
Belgium |
|
Mr |
Jean |
BOUCHER |
IFREMER |
France |
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|
Mr |
Jacques |
BOULÈGUE |
Director of the "Habitats and Environment Department" |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development" or IRD) |
France |
|
Mr |
Goulven |
BREST |
President |
Conseil national de la conchyliculture ("National Federation of Shellfish Farmers" or CNC) |
France |
|
Mr |
Jean-Claude |
BRETHES |
President of the Institutional Assembly |
University of Quebec at Rimouski |
Canada (Quebec) |
|
Mr |
Pierre |
BRUNHES |
Assistant Director of Economic Affairs |
Overseas Ministry |
France |
|
Mr |
André |
CARPENTIER |
Director of the "Halieutic Department for the English Channel/North Sea" |
IFREMER |
France |
|
Mr |
Hubert |
CARRE |
CNPMEM |
France |
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|
Mr |
Martin |
CASTONGUAI |
Head of the "Biology and Conservation of Fish Department" |
Maurice Lamontagne Institute |
Canada (Quebec) |
|
Dr |
Giuseppe |
CAVARETTA |
Director of the "Terra et ambiente" Department |
CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche) |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Patrick |
CAYRÉ |
Director of the "Living Resources Department" |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development" or IRD) |
France |
|
Mr |
Damien |
CAZE |
Director of Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing |
France |
|
Mr |
Jorge |
CHOCAIR |
Under-Secretary of Fishing |
MineCom |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Franck |
COPPIN |
Research manager |
IFREMER |
France |
|
Mr |
Juan |
CORREA |
International Marine Biology Laboratory |
Catholic University |
Chile |
|
Ms |
Alexandra |
COUSTEAU |
Co-founder and Director |
Eartheco International |
United States |
|
Mr |
Jorge |
CSIRKE |
Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO |
France |
|
Mr |
Philippe |
CURY |
Director |
IRD |
France |
|
Dr |
Edward |
CYR |
Marine Ecosystems Division |
Office of Sustainable Fisheries (NOAA - National Marine Fisheries Service) |
United States |
|
Mr |
Pierre-Georges |
DACHICOURT |
President |
Comité National des Pêches et des Elevages Marins ("National Committee for Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture" or CNPMEM) |
France |
|
Dr |
Cabell |
DAVIS |
WHOI |
France |
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|
Mr |
Xavier |
de la GORCE |
Secretary General of the Seas |
France |
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|
Mr |
Bernard |
DELAY |
Director of the "Department for the Environment and Sustainable Development" |
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ("National Scientific Research Centre" or CNRS) |
France |
|
Mr |
Jean-Paul |
DELPECH |
Head of the Halieutic Resources Laboratory |
IFREMER - English Channel-North Sea Centre |
France |
|
Mr |
Jean-Baptiste |
DELPIERRE |
President of the Cluster and of the Producer Organization |
CRPMEM Boulogne-sur-Mer |
France |
|
Mr |
Paul |
DIODATI |
Director |
Marine Fisheries
|
United States |
|
Mr |
Gilles |
DOIGNON |
Oceana |
France |
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|
Ms |
Céline |
DUHAMEL |
Agence des Aires Marines Protégées
|
France |
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|
Mr |
Guy |
DUHAMEL |
"Department of Community Dynamics and Biodiversity" |
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
|
France |
|
Mr |
Geir |
ERVIK |
Advisor |
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Juan Manuel |
ESTRADA ARIAS |
Académico Investigador |
Universidad Andres Bello |
Chile |
|
Dr |
Francesco |
FAVOCCIA |
(AGGI Agriculture - "General Association of Italian Cooperatives") |
Chamber of Deputies |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Ramon |
FIGUEROA |
Director |
Instituto de FOmento Pesquero (IFOP) |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Jean |
FLEMMA |
House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans |
House Committee on Natural Resources |
United States |
|
Mr |
Alain |
FONTENEAU |
Fisheries biologist |
IRD |
France |
|
Mr |
Alain |
FRÉCHET |
Aquatic sciences biologist |
Maurice Lamontagne Institute |
Canada (Quebec) |
|
Mr |
Christopher |
G. RONBECK |
Higher Executive Officer |
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Wilar |
GAMARRA MOLINA |
Major General, FAP |
SENAMHI |
Peru |
|
Mr |
Dominique |
GASCON |
Director, "Halieutic Sciences and Aquaculture Department" |
Maurice Lamontagne Institute |
Canada (Quebec) |
|
Mr |
François |
GAUTHIEZ |
Assistant Director of Fisheries |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing |
France |
|
Mr |
Grégory |
GERMAIN |
Director of the Boulogne Model Basin |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Laurent |
GERMAIN |
Agence des Aires Marines Protégées ("Agency of Marine Protected Areas") |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Dominique |
GODEFROY |
Director of the English Channel-North Sea Centre |
IFREMER |
France |
|
Dr |
Silvestro |
GRECO |
Scientific Director |
ICRAM (Istituto Centrale par la Ricerca scientifica et tecnologica Applicata al Mare) |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Henri |
GRONZIO |
CRPMEM Languedoc-Roussillon |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Benoît |
GUÉRIN |
WWF France |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Ndiaga |
GUEYE |
Head, International Institutions and Liaison Service, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO |
France |
|
Dr |
Jean Loup |
GUYOT |
Director of the HIBAM observatory |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development" or IRD) |
Peru |
|
Ms |
Amanda |
HALLBERG |
Parliamentary Attachée |
Commission pour le commerce, la science et le transport du Sénat ("Senate Commission on Trade, Science and Transportation") |
France |
|
Mr |
Svein |
HALLBJØRN STEIEN |
Veterinary advisor on scientific research and agriculture |
Innovation Norway |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Stewart |
HARRIS |
Office of Legislative Affairs |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
United States |
|
Mr |
Bob |
HAYES |
Recreational fishery representative |
United States |
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|
Mr |
Douglas |
HELTON |
Legislative Fellow |
United States Senate |
United States |
|
Mr |
Patrick |
HERVE |
Councillor for economics and trade |
French Embassy |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Liv |
HOLMEFJORD |
Deputy Director General of Fisheries |
Directorate of Fisheries |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Gerd |
HUBOLD |
Secretary General |
CIEM |
Denmark |
|
Mr |
Pierre |
JAMES |
Assistant Director |
OFIMER |
France |
|
Ms |
Florence |
JEANBLANC RISLER |
Minister-Councillor for Economic Affairs |
French Embassy |
Canada |
|
Mr Ms? |
Jen |
KASSAKIAN |
Knauss Sea Grant Fellow |
House of Representatives - Committee on Natural Resources |
United States |
|
Mr |
Les |
KAUFMAN |
Boston University |
United States |
|
|
Admiral |
Jean-Pierre |
LABONNE |
Assistant Secretary General |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Serge |
LABONTE |
Senior Director General, Science Renewal |
Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
Canada |
|
Mr |
Loïc |
LAISNE |
Assistant Director |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing |
France |
|
Mr |
Jean-Marc |
LE GARREC |
President |
LE GARREC & Cie |
France |
|
Mr |
Gilbert |
LE LANN |
Official Representative |
France |
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|
Dr |
Rebecca |
LENT |
Director of International Affairs |
NOAA Fisheries |
United States |
|
Mr |
Thierry |
LEPRETRE |
Shipowner |
Boulogne-sur-mer |
France |
|
Mr |
Christophe |
LHOMEL |
Owner of a fleet of fileyeurs or "netters" |
CRPMEM Boulogne-sur-Mer |
France |
|
Ms |
Gulliana |
M FIRCI G-N |
Coordinadora Programa de Salmonicultura |
TERRAM |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Craig |
MACDONALD |
Superintendent |
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary |
United States |
|
Dr |
Larry |
MADIN |
Acting Director of Research |
WHOI |
United States |
|
Mr |
François |
MAITIA |
Aquitaine Regional Council |
France |
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|
Mr |
Kjell |
MARONI |
Director R&D |
FHL |
Norway |
|
Dr |
Francis |
MARSAC |
Directeur UR Thétis |
IRD |
France |
|
Ms |
Catherine |
MARZIN |
National Programs Branch |
Office of Sustainable Fisheries |
France |
|
Mr |
Philippe |
MAZENC |
Ministry of Transportation |
France |
|
|
Dr |
Salo |
MAZZOLA |
Laboratory head |
IAMC (Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero in Naples) |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Emmanuel |
MICHAUD |
Councillor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities |
French Embassy in Norway |
Norway |
|
Dr |
Giovanni |
MININNI |
Trade union for the food-processing sector (FLAI CGIL) |
CGIL (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro) |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Alfonso |
MIRANDA EYZAGUIRRE |
Viceministro de Pesqueria |
Ministerio de la Producción |
Peru |
|
Mr |
Thierry |
MISSONNIER |
Director |
Pôle Filière Produits Aquatiques ("Cluster for the Aquacultural Products Sector") |
France |
|
Mr |
Martial |
MONNIER |
Secretary General |
Conseil National de la Conchyliculture ("National Federation of Shellfish Farmers" or CNC) |
France |
|
Dr |
Pier Francesco |
MORETTI |
Assistant to the Director of the "Terra et ambiente" Department |
CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Richerche) |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Philippe |
MORILLON |
Chair of the Committee on Fisheries |
European Parliament |
European institutions |
|
Mr |
Alejandro |
NAVARRO |
Medio ambiente |
Senate |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Marcelo |
NILO GATICA |
Jefe Seccio Economica |
Instituto de Fomento Pesquero |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Leonardo |
NUÑEZ |
Head of the "Administrative Fisheries Department" |
"National Fisheries Service" |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Kari |
OSTERVOLD TOFT |
Communications director |
Institute of Marine Research |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Halvard |
P. JOHANSEN |
Deputy Director General |
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs |
Norway |
|
Dr |
Marco |
PASSARIELLO |
AGCI AGRITAL |
France |
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|
Mr |
François |
PATSOURIS |
AGLIA |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Michel |
PELTIER |
Councillor |
Ministry of Agriculture and Fishing |
France |
|
Mr |
José |
PEREZ |
IFREMER |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Jean-Yves |
PERROT |
President |
IFREMER |
France |
|
Ms |
Pascale |
PESSEY-MARTINEAU |
Director of Institutional Relations, under the President |
IFREMER |
France |
|
Mr |
Mark |
PETERS |
WWF |
United States |
|
|
Mr |
Michel |
PETIT |
Research Director |
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ("Research Institute for Development" or IRD) |
France |
|
Mr |
Stéphane |
PINTO |
Owner of a fleet of fileyeurs or "netters" |
CRPMEM Boulogne-sur-Mer |
France |
|
Ms |
Ariane |
PLOURDE |
Director |
Institute of Marine Research |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Bernard |
POIGNANT |
Mayor of Quimper |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Olivier |
POUPARD |
Chief Councillor |
French Embassy in Norway |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Patrick |
PROUZET |
IFREMER - DPCP |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Jean-François |
PULVENIS DE SELIGNY-MAUREL |
Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics and Policy Division |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Renato |
QUIÑONES |
University of Concepción, IRD partner |
Chile |
|
|
Mr |
René |
QUIRIN |
Attaché for Scientific, University and Technical Cooperation |
French Embassy |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Galen |
R. TROMBLE |
Director |
NORA - Domestic Fisheries Division |
United States |
|
Mr |
José |
RAMON GUTTIEREZ |
President |
Multiexport |
Chile |
|
Ms |
Ghislaine |
RIMMEN-MOHL |
Trade Attaché |
French Embassy |
Chile |
|
Mr |
José |
RIZO MARTIN |
Policy Officer for the Protection of Water and Marine Environment Unit |
European Commission |
Belgium |
|
Mr |
Martin A. |
ROGOFF |
Professor of law |
University of Maine |
United States |
|
Ms |
Delphine |
RONCIN |
CRPMEM Nord-Pas de Calais/Picardie |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Håvard |
RØSVIK |
Research Director (fishing technology) |
SINTEF competitiveness cluster |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Brian |
ROTSCHILD |
Director |
Massachusetts Fisheries Institute |
United States |
|
Dr |
Michael |
RUBINO |
Aquaculture Manager |
NOAA - Aquaculture Program |
United States |
|
Mr |
Alvaro |
SAPAG |
Director |
CONAMA |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Alvaro |
SAPAG RAJEVIC |
Executive Director |
Chilean government |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Carl-Christian |
SCHMIDT |
Head of the Fisheries Division |
OECD |
France |
|
Mr |
Fabien |
SCHNEEGANS |
Deputy Councillor |
French Embassy |
United States |
|
Mr |
Mogens |
SCHOU |
Head of Development |
Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fishing |
Denmark |
|
Mr |
Jannick |
SCHOUGAARD |
Director |
Danish Fishmeal Association |
Denmark |
|
Mr |
Gérard |
SIRECH |
General Director |
CLS PERU |
Peru |
|
Dr |
Michael |
SISSENWINE |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
United States |
|
|
Ms |
Inger |
SOLBERG |
Director of the "Department of Agriculture and Marine Food Products" |
Innovation Norway |
Norway |
|
Dr |
Andrew |
SOLOW |
WHOI |
United States |
|
|
Mr |
Jean-Jacques |
SOULA |
Scientific councillor for the permanent French delegation |
FAO |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Giorgio |
STARACE |
Consigliere Diplomatico del Ministro |
Ministero delle politiche agricole |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Einar |
SVENDSEN |
Research Director |
Institute of Marine Research |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Marc |
TACONET |
FIGIS Officer (Fisheries Global Information System project) |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - FAO |
Italy |
|
Ms |
Lise |
TALBOT BARRE |
First Secretary |
French Embassy |
Canada |
|
Ms |
Hélène |
TANGUY |
Honorary Deputy of Finistère Mayor of Guilvinec |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Leopoldo |
TARTAGLIA |
International Department |
CGIL |
Italy |
|
Ms |
Heather |
TAUSIG |
Director of Conservation |
New England Aquarium |
United States |
|
Mr |
Randi |
THOMAS |
Commercial fishery representative |
United States |
|
|
Mr |
Brian |
THOMSEN |
Director |
Association of aquaculturalists |
Denmark |
|
Mr |
Stetson |
TINKHAM |
Director of International Affairs |
National Fisheries Institute |
United States |
|
Mr |
Vincent |
TOULOUMON |
Director |
Marine Cooperative Boulogne-sur-mer |
France |
|
Mr |
Nelson |
VALLEJO-GOMEZ |
Attaché for University Cooperation |
French Embassy |
Peru |
|
Mr |
Samuel |
VENEGAS |
Marine, Fishing and Agricultural Interests |
Chamber of Deputies |
Chile |
|
Mr |
Gert |
VERREET |
Policy Office - Marine Protection |
European Commission |
European institutions |
|
Dr |
Antonio |
VIZZOCCARO |
Legislative Councillor to the President of the Agricultural Commission |
Chamber of Deputies |
Italy |
|
Mr |
Bertrand |
WENDLING |
Director |
"Sète-Qualité" private cooperative |
France |
|
Mr |
Dave |
WHALEY |
House of Representatives - Committee on Natural Resources |
United States |
|
|
Mr |
Niels |
WICHMANN |
Director |
Association of Danish fishermen |
Denmark |
|
Mr |
Ulf |
WINTHER |
Research director (international projects and consultancy) |
SINTEF competitiveness cluster |
Norway |
|
Mr |
Simon |
WOODSWORTH |
CRPMEM Languedoc-Roussillon |
France |
|
|
Mr |
Eleuterio |
YANEZ |
Pontificia universidad catolica de Valparaiso |
Chile |
|
|
Ms |
Cécile |
ZANNONI |
Official Representative, Responsible Fishing |
SCA PECHE |
France |