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Event
Lorient Harbor Festival

Lorient Harbor Festival

6 May 2026

To celebrate Ports en fête, the Espace des sciences/Maison de la Mer invites residents to share their best seafood recipes on the Facebook group "Innover avec les produits de la mer- Pays de Lorient." The goal is to build a community of food lovers eager to experiment with innovative and sustainable dishes (new, forgotten, or […]

Professional
Member of the Month: Jackie Masse

Member of the Month: Jackie Masse

6 May 2026

“I am the head chef at the Hôtel la TERRASSE in Fort Mahon-Plage on the Picardy coast in the Hauts-de-France region, facing the sea and ideally situated between the Bay of Somme and the Bay of Authie.To supply both dining areas—the panoramic restaurant “Le Homard Gourmand” and the brasserie “Les Jardins de la Terrasse”—I had […]

Event
A wide variety of products for the Festival of Gastronomy

A wide variety of products for the Festival of Gastronomy

6 May 2026

From September 21 to 23, 2018, the 8th edition of the Fête de la Gastronomie, now known as “Goût de France,” will take place, with the theme: “Products in Every Sense.” On this occasion, the Mr.Goodfish program, in partnership with the collective “Boulogne-sur-Mer, la mer en direct,” will offer activities focused on the responsible consumption […]

Fishing Professional
APAK joins the Mr. Goodfish program

APAK joins the Mr. Goodfish program

6 May 2026

Since June 2018, the APAK fishing fleet (Armement de la Pêche Artisanale de Keroman) has joined the Mr.Goodfish program, enrolling its six vessels: the Naoned, the Annytia, the Carmalia, the Dolmen, the Menhirs, and the Menawenn. Based in Lorient, these artisanal trawlers, each about 20 meters long, fish in the Northeast Atlantic. Versatile, they adapt […]

Fishing Specie
An iconic species: bluefin tuna

An iconic species: bluefin tuna

6 May 2026

An iconic species, bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is found in the eastern Atlantic. In this region, the same stock is divided into two geographic areas: Atlantic bluefin tuna and Mediterranean bluefin tuna. The same species, the same stock, but two habitats! It is a gregarious pelagic fish, meaning it lives in schools in the open […]

Fish farming
Insect flours

Insect flours

6 May 2026

Why is insect meal used in aquaculture sustainable? The pellets used in aquaculture contain all the protein, lipids, and other essential nutrients required by farmed species. They are, in part, made from fish meal and fish oil. Fish meal is derived from wild fish managed under quotas and from fish byproducts. Twenty percent of wild […]

Event
Let’s get started on Taste Week

Let’s get started on Taste Week

6 May 2026

As part of the 29th edition of Taste Week, events took place from October 10 to 13 at Nausicaá, featuring the Mr.Goodfish program alongside the Educational Department of the National Sea Center, the E.T.A.P.E.S. association, ANSES, and the Auchan Foundation for Youth. On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 10, and on Saturday, October 13, activities […]

Fishing Professional
Member of the Month: APAK Defense

Member of the Month: APAK Defense

6 May 2026

“Pooling our resources! It was with this in mind that, in 2011, Xavier le Floch and I—having sailed together for many years, he on the Carmalia (pictured here) and I on the Annytia—decided to establish the APAK (Keroman Small-Scale Fishing Fleet) in the fishing port of Lorient. The fleet has since grown significantly with the […]

Event
Flatfish

Flatfish

6 May 2026

Pleuronectiformes, more commonly known as flatfish, are all benthic fish, meaning they live on the seafloor. They all have a lighter, unpigmented side that rests on the seafloor—this is the ventral side—and a colored side where the eyes are located—this is the dorsal side. There are a total of 11 families of “Pleuronectiformes” fish, comprising […]