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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 8 



France (Contd.): 



Fig, 4 - Fishing vessels docked at the French port of Concameau, 



ice in June 1965 and produced over 1,000 me- 

 tric tonsof frozen fish in the last half of 1965. 

 Four additional freezing vessels were or- 

 dered in 1965, of which 2 are of the mixed, 

 type and 2 (of 1,100 tons) are designed espe- 

 cially to produce frozen fillets. 



Fig, 5 - Selling fish at auction, Lorient, France, 



Marketing : According to studies made by 

 the European Economic Community (EEC), 

 France is the largest per capita consumer of 

 fish within the Common Market. In France 

 annual per capita consumption is estimated 

 at 13.9 kilos (30.6 pounds); in Germany 10.9 

 kilos (24.0 pounds); Italy, Belgium, and Lux- 

 embourg 10.0 (22.0 pounds), and the Nether- 

 lands 8.9 (20.0 pounds). The French govern- 

 ment, together with the industry, is making 

 an effort to increase fish in the diet and in- 

 crease the number of days a week on which 

 the average Frenchman eats fish. 



With the Government's assistance, fish 

 marketing in the northeastern part of France 

 has been organized on a prototype basis for 



Fig. 6 - Herring fillets ready for packaging. 



the purpose of (1) stabilizing the size of the 

 catch in order to avoid periodic market satu- 

 ration, (2) balancing more effectively the ro- 

 tation of the fishing vessels, and (3) improv- 

 ing quality control and the manner in which 

 fish is presented to the ultimate purchaser. 

 It is quite probable that similar efforts will 

 be made in other areas of France during 1966. 



Fig, 7 - Packing cans with fish in a French caimeiy. 



Fig. 8 - Attractive retail fish shop in France. 



