NARRATIVE – After this massive grounding on three kilometers of beaches in the bay of Douarnenez, maritime affairs are trying to establish whether it is a natural cause or human intervention linked to fishing.
Tens of thousands of sardines as far as the eye can see. A massive stranding of small blue fish was observed Tuesday, late morning, on more than three kilometers of beaches in the bay of Douarnenez (Finistère). The beaches of Pors ar Vag, Lestrevet and Pentrez, located in the municipalities of Plomodiern and Saint-Nic were affected by this massive arrival of dead sardines. “It’s unheard of in the bay of Douarnenezsays the mayor of Plomodiern, Joël Blaize, to the Figaro. Apart from a few jellyfish in the summer, we have never had any fish stranded on the beaches. The sardines were dropped off by the 11 a.m. tide and when the tide receded, everything remained.” The city councilor does not know how to explain this phenomenon of magnitude.
The NGO Sea Shepherd files a complaint
To try to see more clearly, an investigation was opened by the maritime authorities and entrusted to the maritime gendarmerie. Two hypotheses are currently being studied by the investigators: a natural cause linked to the storms of the last few days on the tip…
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