Where are king scallops caught?
Every year, over 6,500 tonnes are fished from Saint-Brieuc Bay at Erquy, Saint-Quay-Portrieux and Loguivy-de-la-Mer. They are dredged from the sandy seabed, at depths ranging from 5 to 40 metres by special fishing boats known as ‘coquilliers’. In the Côtes d’Armor department, the Brotherhood of the Coquille Saint-Jacques has been promoting scallops since 1988.
