Sapmer

Présentation : Sapmer is a leader in the French fishing industry.
The group specializes in fishing for Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides), lobster, and tuna.
The company operates exclusively in the Economic Zone of the French Southern and Antarctic territories, under strict regulation that issues licenses to fish and imposes catch quotas on French shipowners in that zone.
The tuna activity is on the other hand done in the Indian Ocean.
At the end of 2010, the group had a fleet of 8 ships, consisting of 4 freezer longliners, 3 tuna purse seiners, and 1 freezer lobster trawler.