Port de Douarnenez, Finistére, France
N 48° 05.893 W 004° 19.556
30U E 401280 N 5328066
The fishing port of Douarnenez is famous for tuna and sardine fishing.
Waymark Code: WMW2QZ
Location: Bretagne, France
Date Posted: 07/02/2017
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The fishing history of Douarnenez goes back at least to Gallo-Roman times when, as archeological finds demonstrate, fish were salted along the cliffs of Plomarc'h. In the late 18th century and the years before the French Revolution, sardines became the driving force for the local economy; the fishing industry was based on their harvest and, later, processing. By the beginning of the 20th century, there were huge fishing and canning activities at the port. The strikes in the 1920s in favour of better working conditions for the factory women or Penn Sardin were the main reason why Douarnenez became one of the first communist municipalities in France. Today, the canning trade continues, although most of the fish are brought in from other ports. Douarnenez is still a centre of boat building and repair work.
Source Wikipedia
Fishing Types: tuna, sardine, oysters
Fishing method: net fishing
Sale of fish: yes
Fish market: yes
History: working
fishing season: Not listed
Harbor tour: Not Listed
Mémorial: Not listed
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