The prefecture of Charente-Maritime announced Wednesday to lift the ban on scallop fishing in the Breton pertuis, between the north of the Ile de Ré and the coast.
Fishing can resume in this sector from Thursday.
On the other hand, the prefecture specifies that the ban continues in the strait of Antioch, between the island of Ré and the island of Oléron, as well as the regular analyzes.
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The scallop season could not start as planned at the beginning of November, due to the presence of this toxin, which can cause in humans headaches, loss of balance or disorders of the view. But "
the last two consecutive results of dosage of ASP toxins (Amnesic Shellfish Poison)
" are "
below the regulatory threshold of 20 mg / kg of flesh
" reports the press release from the prefecture, which also indicates that health surveillance "
continues until 'at the end of the fishing period, currently set for December 22
”.
Despite the announcement of the partial reopening of the fishery, Romuald Coutanceau, member of this committee, indicated that “
the scallop fishery was scheduled to last until December 22. It is not the few days that remain that will save the two months of the season,
”he told AFP. At the beginning of December, about twenty boats had briefly blocked the port of La Rochelle to "
challenge the public authorities
", according to the local Fisheries Committee. Fishermen are going to ask for a bigger fishing beach after the holidays. “
Usually, you can fish again in February. This time we hope to be able to do it from January 15th to March 15th. But that will not save the season
", he repeated,"
because the demand is not the same after Christmas.
".
