The State wants to defend the Gironde fishermen who catch sea lampreys, believing that it is not their fault if the population decreases dangerously. On April 17, 2023, the interim relief judge of the Administrative Court of Bordeaux ordered the suspension of fishing for this species in fresh water in Gironde. A decision contested by the Minister of Ecological Transition at the request of the prefect of Gironde through an appeal in Cassation made on May 5 before the Council of State. He wants fishermen to be able to continue to harvest these agnaths.
Causes other than fishing to explain excess mortality
"The State intends, by this action, to contest the failure of the judge to take into account, by the judge hearing the application for interim measures, other causes of mortality of the lamprey (degradation of habitats, impact of invasive species, poaching, etc.). and social consequences on the economic sector of fishing, "explains the prefecture of Gironde in a statement of May 7.
Pending the decision of the Council of State, lamprey fishing remains prohibited in fresh water, throughout the department.
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