In 2022, 56% of the 347,000 tonnes of fish landed in France came from sustainably exploited populations, says the French Ifremer Institute. The North Sea and eastern Channel show the best performance with more than 63% of seafood volumes coming from populations in good condition.
20% of landings come from overexploited fish populations and 2% from collapsed populations, such as Mediterranean hake or pollack from the Channel and North Sea. The situation is particularly bad in the Mediterranean Sea, where only 36.5% of fish landed are sustainably fished.