Since January 22, fishing is prohibited in the Bay of Biscay to all boats of eight meters or more equipped with certain models of nets. More than 450 vessels are concerned, including gillnetters, bolinchers and pelagic trawlers.
Between December 2022 and March 2023, 1,314 small cetaceans – including 91% common dolphins – were discovered on the coasts between Cotentin and the Basque Country. The most affected departments are now Vendée, Charente-Maritime and Finistère.