The Portuguese boat, which arrived at the pier at Saint-Pierre this weekend, offloaded its 75-tonne cargo on Wednesday. An event for local hunting, which we owe a new armament. SPM Océan intends to breathe new life into it.
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The sight has not been noticed for a while in the archipelago. Thursday, port workers and sailors Noosa 39 tons of swordfish and 38 tons of blue shark were disembarked at -30°C in the ship’s warehouses.
The boat flies the Portuguese flag, but from Spain Noosa has gone. After leaving Vigo on September 1, he first attempted some fishing from the Iberian Peninsula before venturing into the Azores. But fishing was minimal, so head to the North Atlantic.
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At the level of the “Flemish cap” east of Newfoundland, the catch is finally doubling. The ship, carrying it full, decided to stop in the archipelago to unload its cargo.
On-board NoosaThere is a sailor who knows the archipelago. Cédric Revert is from Saint-Pierrais and was appointed as a porter by SPM Océan, a new company created a few months ago by three locals, which outfitted the Portuguese ship.
The shipowners’ roadmap is simple: to catch the last kilograms of the 80-ton swordfish quota that the European Union has allocated to the archipelago. Thus, this week’s drop may be the first in a long streak.
Report by Flavi Brie and Jerome Unger:
