For several years, Norman fishermen have managed to preserve an impressive bed of scallops in their waters. But this real deposit of “white gold” arouses desire and rekindles hostilities with our European neighbors, particularly the British.
Smoke bombs, ram boats and stone throwing: in August 2018, images of the naval battle between French and British boats in the Channel went around the world. Beyond the warlike imagination of the rivalry with the “perfidious Albion” that these images had reactivated at the time, scallop fishing still acts today as a bone of contention in the eyes of French fishermen. . And it's not going to end any time soon.
For several years, significant deposits of precious “white gold” have been preserved in the French seabed, and particularly in Normandy. Thanks to the work of scientists, the State and professional organizations in resource management, the total available biomass of scallops in 2024 will exceed 137,000 tonnes in the Bay of Seine, between Barfleur (Manche) and Cape Town. of Antifer (Seine-Maritime). An increase of almost 56% compared to 2023: something never seen in fifty years!
