18/05/2026
[EN] What about the Mr.Goodfish committees ?🐟️
🗺️ Last week, the 3 Mr.Goodfish committees took place. These meetings bring together the Mr.Goodfish team and professionals of the fishing industry who play a role in preparing next season’s poster.
🌊 One committee is held with professionals from the English Channel / North Sea region, another with those from the Brittany / Atlantic region, and a third with professionals from the Mediterranean region.
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➡️ On Thursday, May 7, during the English Channel / North Sea committee meeting, which was held in person, the program manager at Nausicaá, Justine Delettre, presented the new Mr.Goodfish exhibition.
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☀️ Together, they determine which wild species will be recommended by our program — in this case, for summer 2026. These species will therefore appear on our summer poster starting June 22, as seasonal fish.
🧑🔬 However, the selection of these seasonal fish is not random. Mr.Goodfish and marine industry professionals make their decisions based on a scientific assessment carried out by Ifremer and on the recommendations of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. They also rely on 3️⃣ specific Mr.Goodfish criteria, all of which are essential for a species to receive the “Mr.Goodfish” label.
🦐 Thus, for a species to appear on one of our seasonal posters, it must meet the following conditions:
✅️ Its natural resource status must allow for long-term exploitation, thanks to a healthy stock. In other words, the population size must be sufficient to ensure that fishing does not risk causing its collapse.
✅️ The species must not be exploited during its peak breeding season, allowing the population to regenerate under good conditions.
✅️ Its minimum catch size must correspond to the size at which it reaches first sexual maturity, allowing fish to grow and reproduce once they become adults.