France Filière Pêche

What France Filière Pêche does

France Filière Pêche is a non-profit industry association (association loi 1901, SIREN 525 093 639) founded in 2012 and headquartered at 11 boulevard Sébastopol, Paris. It serves as the coordinating body for the French maritime fishing sector, with the stated mission of making fishing a sustainable and enduring activity ("Faire de la pêche une activité pérenne"). With 16 employees, the organization facilitates encounters and exchanges between fishermen, fishing companies, scientific research institutions (notably Ifremer), public funders and aquaculture committees (CNC, CIPA), and operates across the five principal French maritime zones (Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Golfe de Gascogne, Golfe du Lion, Manche et mers celtiques, Mer du Nord).

The association's offering is not a unified software product but a portfolio of programs: competitive project funding calls ("Enjeux d'avenir" up to €500,000 over five years and "Enjeux immédiats" up to €50,000 over twelve months) supporting a portfolio of 158 active projects spanning stock assessment, selectivity, environmental impact reduction, climate adaptation, decarbonation and industry structuring; the Pavillon France collective brand marking French-caught seafood (10th anniversary in 2022); species fact sheets ("Fiches Espèces") covering 20 species with stock status, landing data, ICES/Ifremer diagnostics and regulatory measures (TACs, quotas); the WebiMer webinar series; the Fish Truck PAVILLON FRANCE mobile outreach program; pedagogical kits co-developed with the Poissons, Coquillages et Crustacés collective for primary schools; and annual activity reports. Its proprietary technology is limited to its website (built by Biznet e-marketing and hosted by Infomaniak) and its project portfolio management system rather than any AI/ML stack or commercial SaaS platform.

France Filière Pêche does not generate commercial revenue; it is funded through membership contributions from sector actors and public co-financing — primarily through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (FEAMPA) and other co-financing arrangements — supplemented by project grants. It has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds and no equity ownership structure. Distribution is via direct project engagement, in-person events (Assises de la Pêche, Salon International de l'Agriculture), webinars, the Fish Truck, and free digital content. Recent strategic milestones include the 2025 Contrat stratégique de Filière, the 2026 calls for projects, and active partnerships with Ifremer (scientific research), CESAB (biodiversity synthesis), FEAMPA (European funding) and Avel Vor Technologies (VOILE EN PECHE decarbonation project).

Name

France Filière Pêche

Legal name

France Filière Pêche – Association

Website

https://francefilierepeche.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

France Filière Pêche is a non-profit industry association founded in 2012 that coordinates the French maritime fishing sector by funding research and innovation projects, administering the Pavillon France collective brand, publishing species fact sheets, and running education and outreach programs for professionals, researchers and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fisheries Industry Association

NAICS

Finfish Fishing (114111)

SIC

Fishing, Hunting And Trapping (900)

akta.pro primary industry

Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) & Food Safety Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAF)

Keywords

• Fisheries research funding
• Fishing industry association
• Sustainable fishing programs
• Fleet modernization support
• Marine resource management

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project Financing and Membership Contributions: France Filière Pêche is an association (Siren 525 093 639) that receives financing to support scientific research, fleet modernization, and collective projects for the fishing industry. Funding comes from various public and private sources including FEAMPA (European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) and project co-financing arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

France Filière Pêche is a non-profit professional association that coordinates the French maritime fishing sector by financing scientific research, supporting fleet modernization, and piloting collective projects for sustainable fishing. The association manages competitive funding programs (Appels à projets), oversees the Pavillon France collective brand for French-caught fish products, publishes species fact sheets covering 20 commercially exploited species, runs the WebiMer webinar series, and produces pedagogical resources for primary schools.

Product overview

France Filière Pêche is a non-profit industry association serving the French maritime fishing sector. Rather than a unified software product, its offering consists of programs and services including the Pavillon France collective brand for French-caught seafood products, the Fish Truck mobile outreach program, species information cards covering 20 fish species, competitive project funding programs (Enjeux d'avenir and Enjeux immédiats), educational webinars (WebiMer series), annual activity reports, and pedagogical resources for schools. The association coordinates research projects, supports fleet modernization, and promotes sustainable fishing practices across the industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pavillon France: A collective brand certification marking fish and seafood products originating from French commercial fishing vessels, administered by France Filière Pêche.

Products and services

• Pavillon France Collective brand certification for fish and seafood products originating from French commercial fishing vessels, providing traceability and market valorization of French-caught products. Managed and promoted by France Filière Pêche.
• Appels à projets (Project Calls) Annual competitive funding programs supporting research and innovation projects in sustainable French fishing. Includes 'Enjeux d'avenir' (long-term projects, up to €500,000 over 5 years) and 'Enjeux immédiats' (short-term projects, up to €50,000 over 12 months), financed in part through FEAMPA.
• Fish Truck PAVILLON FRANCE Mobile educational outreach unit that brings French fishing products directly to consumers and schools, offering tastings and raising awareness about sustainable fishing practices through the Pavillon France brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 240+ research and innovation projects supported since 2012
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• IfremercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary scientific research partner for fisheries science. Ifremer provides diagnostic data, stock assessments, and scientific expertise for species fact sheets and research projects. Major source for Avis CIEM (ICES advice) and Diagnostic Ifremer referenced in species documentation.
• Poissons, Coquillages et CrustacéscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective including France Filière Pêche, CNC (Comité National de la Conchyliculture), and CIPA (Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture) that develops and provides free pedagogical kits for primary schools about marine environment and seafood consumption.
• FEAMPA (Fonds Européen pour les Affaires Maritimes, la Pêche et l'Aquaculture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean funding mechanism through which France Filière Pêche co-finances projects under Objective Specific 1.1, supporting partnerships between scientists and fishermen to improve resource knowledge.
• CESAB (Centre de Synthèse et d'Analyse sur la Biodiversité)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecific joint call for projects focusing on impacts of pressures and interactions on biodiversity of marine ecosystems exploited by European fisheries (North-East Atlantic and Mediterranean).
• Avel Vor TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partner for the VOILE EN PECHE project testing auxiliary sail systems on fishing vessels to reduce fossil fuel consumption and emissions.
• Pavillon France (Collective Brand)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective brand marking French-caught fish products. France Filière Pêche manages and promotes this brand celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2022, used in public outreach activities like the Fish Truck.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marine Stewardship Council (MSC): Global sustainable seafood certification scheme operating across multiple fisheries worldwide. MSC operates at much larger scale but shares FFP's goal of promoting sustainable fishing practices and provides a benchmark for what Pavillon France could evolve toward as a credibility standard.
• ASC (Aquaculture Stewardship Council): Global certification and label for responsibly farmed seafood. ASC is the aquaculture counterpart to MSC and competes for the same consumer-facing sustainability-positioning space that Pavillon France addresses within France.
• Europêche: European-wide federation of national fishing industry organizations representing the EU catching sector. Europêche performs the same coordination function as FFP but at the pan-European level, lobbying EU institutions and shaping the political framework in which FFP's FEAMPA funding is negotiated.

Others

• FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture: UN body responsible for global fisheries and aquaculture policy, sustainability guidelines, and statistical data. While operating at a vastly larger scale, FAO sets the international framework within which FFP's national sustainability work operates.
• EUMOFA (European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture): EU-funded market intelligence tool providing data on the European fisheries and aquaculture market. EUMOFA performs a complementary data-provision function to FFP's species fact sheets at the EU level, serving similar stakeholder information needs.
• Ifremer: France's primary public marine research institute, providing scientific data, stock assessments, and expertise used in FFP's Fiches Espèces and funded projects. While Ifremer is FFP's most important scientific partner rather than a competitor, it is the most comparable fisheries-science organization in France and is included for ecosystem reference.

Direct peers

• Seafish (UK): UK statutory body supporting the seafood industry through research, training, and promotion. Seafish plays the equivalent UK-level role to FFP — funding industry research, providing market data, and promoting sustainable seafood — making it a strong direct peer across the Channel.
• CNC (Comité National de la Conchyliculture): French national shellfish farming committee and a core partner of FFP in the 'Poissons, Coquillages et Crustacés' collective. Both are French loi 1901 associations serving adjacent maritime sub-sectors with similar structures (project funding, brand promotion, educational outreach), making CNC a directly comparable national industry body.
• National Fisheries Institute (NFI, USA): US trade association for the seafood industry covering harvesters, processors, distributors, and retailers. While operating at much larger scale and with broader seafood scope, NFI performs the same industry-association function as FFP for the American fishing sector.
• CIPA (Comité Interprofessionnel des Produits de l'Aquaculture): French interprofessional aquaculture committee and fellow member of the 'Poissons, Coquillages et Crustacés' collective. CIPA addresses French aquaculture in the same way FFP addresses maritime fishing — promoting French-produced seafood, funding research, and engaging consumers — making it a direct structural peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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