Contacts | Useful links | Credits | Site map | Legal Notice << Stop deep fishing below 800 meters: Scapêche keeps its commitments and draws an initial assessment All the news Scapêche: Jean-Pierre Le Visage, new Director of Armaments >> Boulogne-sur-Mer, April 16, 2015 - La Scopale has just opened in Boulogne-sur-Mer. This cooperative armament owned by Scapêche and Pêcheurs d'Opale will invest in vessels jointly owned with artisanal fishermen. La Scapêche, a subsidiary of the Groupement des Mousquetaires, is thus continuing to diversify its activities. The statutes of the Scopale were signed on April 14 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. This simplified joint stock company, owned in equal parts by Scapêche and the Pêcheurs d'Opale cooperative, will be managed by Éric Gosselin. La Scopale aims to invest, in the form of co-ownership, in modern and energy-efficient fishing vessels. For each boat, the Scopale will be the majority shareholder and the skipper the minority shareholder. Sylvain Pruvost, president of Scapêche, is delighted with the creation of Scopale: “ La Scapêche is investing in new coastal and artisanal fishing equipment. The Musketeers thus help to perpetuate the fishing activity in Boulogne. "Éric Gosselin adds that"the Scopale will allow fishing owners, especially young people, to get into the construction of ships. " Modern fishing vessels, versatile and energy efficient The commissioning of a first versatile trawler 16 to 18 meters is planned for the first quarter of 2016. This new boat is armed for both practice and Danish seine trawling. He could also fish for scallops. La Scopale is also working on projects for vessels fishing with purse seine, longline or trap. The species caught (scallop, squid, cod, sole, cuttlefish, red mullet, etc.) will supply the tide departments of Intermarché and Netto as a priority, using the presence of the Capitaine Houat - Scamer de Boulogne unit. For Fabien Dulon, director of Scapêche, the leading fresh-fishing fleet in France, “ our acquisition of a stake is a way of accessing resources in highly regulated professions. » Diversification in coastal and artisanal fishing La Scapêche, which depends on Agromousquetaires, is accelerating its diversification and asserting its presence in coastal and artisanal fishing. It has already bought, jointly owned with artisans, the sardine bolinchers Tximistarri II in 2010 and Mirentxu I in 2011, as well as the caseyeurs Zubernoa in 2009 and Sergagil in 2013. Last year, the Scapêche jointly purchased the Face à the Sea. By becoming a shareholder in ships, the Mousquetaires armament anchored in Lorient participates in the activity of ports in Finistère and in the defense of the French flag. Likewise, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, the creation of La Scopale and the development of co-ownerships will provide complementary supply, by accessing resources in areas not worked by Scapêche. About the SCAPÊCHE: La Scapêche, a subsidiary of the Groupement des Mousquetaires, is the leading French shipowner of fresh fish with a volume of 15,985 tonnes landed in 2014. The fleet of 23 vessels and its 250 officers and sailors cover 60% of seafood needs. of the Groupement, for its Intermarché and Netto outlets. Website: http://www.scapeche.fr - Twitter @scapeche About AGROMOUSQUETAIRES: The Groupement des Mousquetaires wishes to guarantee as many people as possible access to quality products at the best prices every day. This is why he made the bet 40 years ago, to develop his own production units. With 64 production sites and 11,000 employees, AGROMOUSQUETAIRES is today one of the main French agro-food players. By maintaining control over quality and supply, it helps support French production and develop employment in France. About OPAL FISHERMAN: Pêcheurs d'Opale is a maritime cooperative working to promote and develop artisanal fishing on the Opal Coast. With around fifty artisanal fishermen and sailors from Boulogne-sur-mer and Étaples, its primary objective is to unite the profession around projects, such as the renewal of fishing vessels by modern, economical and versatile units. . Press contacts: Ronan Le Flécher - 06 20 69 85 72 - rleflecher@gmail.com Audrey Postros - 01 69 64 12 49 - apostros@mousquetaires.com