TY - CPAPER T1 - The French anchovy fishery A1 - Duhamel,Erwan A1 - Biseau,Alain A1 - Masse,Jacques A1 - Villalobos,Hector UR - https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/2296/ KW - pelagic trawl KW - purse seine KW - anchovy KW - Bay of Biscay KW - acoustic KW - survey KW - ICES KW - PELGAS KW - chalut pelagic KW - bolinche KW - anchois KW - golfe de Gascogne KW - acoustique KW - campagne oceanographique KW - CIEM KW - PELGAS N2 - The french fishery of anchovy is divided in two groups defined by gears : purse seine and pelagic trawl. The average length of these vessels is about 20m. This fleet is very opportunistic : all trawlers are using several trawls during the year, to catch sometimes bass, tuna, hake, or scampi, and purse seine are mainly fishing sardine. Each year, the main anchovy catches are provided by pair trawlers. Purse seiners operate often in coastal areas (<10 nautical miles); trawlers may operate until 50 nautical miles offshore but are banned inside the three miles coastal zone. The pair trawlers may operate from Basque country to western Channel according to fish availability. Purse seiners usually stay around their home harbour. Y1 - 2004/09/16 CY - ICES working Group on the Assessement of Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Sardine and Anchovy SO - working document, Copenhagen, 7-16 September 2004 ID - 2296 ER -