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French fishing ports and fish auctions

Boulogne-sur-Mer, Brest, Cherbourg, Concarneau: the French fish auctions, their sale times, their species and their fish merchants.

Updated 2 min readLiveCriée editorial team

Fish auctions in the LiveCriée directory: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Port-en-Bessin, Saint-Malo, Le Guilvinec, Concarneau, Lorient, Les Sables-d'Olonne, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Sète, Le Grau-du-Roi, Dieppe, Cherbourg, Granville, Erquy, Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Roscoff, La Rochelle, BrestBoulogne-sur-MerPort-en-BessinSaint-MaloLe GuilvinecConcarneauLorientLes Sables-d'OlonneSaint-Jean-de-LuzSèteLe Grau-du-RoiDieppeCherbourgGranvilleErquySaint-Quay-PortrieuxRoscoffLa RochelleBrest
Fish auctions in the LiveCriée directoryport page online

French fish is first sold at the fish auction (criée) of the port where it is landed, then bought, sorted and packed by fish merchants (mareyeurs), who ship it to wholesalers and importers. Each page describes one port: its auction, its sale times, its main species and its fish merchants.

The ports

  • Boulogne-sur-Mer : Boulogne-sur-Mer, France's No. 1 fish auction: 2024 figures, squid, mackerel, saithe, whiting, seasonal calendar, Capécure and how to get fish delivered.
  • Brest : Brest fish auction: 2024 figures, lobster, spiny lobster, monkfish, octopus and warty venus clam, gillnet fleet, seasonal calendar and delivery from Finistère.
  • Cherbourg : Cherbourg-en-Cotentin fish auction: 2024 figures, king scallop, squid, whiting, remote bidding, seasonal calendar and delivery.
  • Concarneau : Concarneau fish auction: 2024 figures, langoustine, octopus, pollack, seasonal calendar, tropical tuna as a separate trade, and how to get fish delivered.
  • Dieppe : Dieppe fish auction: 2024 figures, France's No. 1 fish auction for king scallop, whelk, cuttlefish, 5:30 am sale, calendar and delivery.
  • Erquy : Erquy fish auction: 2024 figures, king scallop from the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, John Dory, monkfish, seasonal calendar and delivery from the Côtes-d'Armor.
  • Granville : Granville fish auction: 2024 figures, whelk and the PGI Bulot de la Baie de Granville, king scallop, warty venus clam, calendar and delivery from the Manche.
  • La Rochelle : La Rochelle fish auction (Chef de Baie): 2024 figures, sea bass, hake, Dover sole, cuttlefish, meagre, seasonal calendar and delivery from Charente-Maritime.
  • Le Grau-du-Roi : Le Grau-du-Roi fish auction: 2024 figures, octopus, gilthead sea bream, hake, Mediterranean fish auctions compared, calendar and delivery from the Gard.
  • Le Guilvinec : Le Guilvinec fish auction: 2024 figures, monkfish, langoustine, megrim, ray, seasonal calendar and how to get fish delivered from the Pays Bigouden.
  • Les Sables-d'Olonne : Les Sables-d'Olonne fish auction: 2024 figures, Dover sole, sea bass, hake, cuttlefish, seasonal calendar, winter closure and delivery from Vendée.
  • Lorient : Lorient Keroman fish auction: 2024 figures, live langoustine, blue ling, hake, monkfish, seasonal calendar and how to get fish delivered from Lorient.
  • Port-en-Bessin : Port-en-Bessin fish auction: 2024 figures, king scallop, squid, mackerel, ray, seasonal calendar and delivery from Calvados.
  • Roscoff : Roscoff fish auction: 2024 figures, monkfish, turbot, brill, brown crab and lobster, gillnetter fleet, seasonal calendar and delivery from the Léon.
  • Saint-Jean-de-Luz : Saint-Jean-de-Luz Ciboure fish auction: 2024 figures, hake, albacore, bluefin tuna, ling, seasonal calendar and delivery from the French Basque Country.
  • Saint-Malo : Saint-Malo fish auction: 2024 figures, king scallop at 87%, scallop bed calendar, whelk, cuttlefish, warty venus clam, nearby Granville and delivery.
  • Saint-Quay-Portrieux : Saint-Quay-Portrieux fish auction: 2024 figures, Bay of Saint-Brieuc king scallop, John Dory, haddock, monkfish, 2026 calendar and delivery.
  • Sète : Sète fish auction: 2024 figures, monkfish, octopus, gilthead sea bream, hake, Mediterranean prices, seasonal calendar and delivery from the Hérault.

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