French Ministry of Agriculture and Food / DRASSM - Shom<br />

The product "Limits related to fishery uses" contains the limits related to fishery uses as defined in the French or European legislations. Those limits are managed by the Directorate for Sea Fisheries and Aquaculture (DPMA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. <br />

Those limits are divided into three categories : <br />

- the inner limit of the coastal waters (6 nautical miles) ; <br />

- the 3-nautical-mile limit ; <br />

- the limit of fisheries for overseas territories (100 nautical miles).<br /><br />

The product "Limits related to fishery uses" is to use in addition to the digital product “Maritime Limits and Boundaries” of Shom (French: “Délimitations maritimes”) which represents the limits of the French maritime spaces of sovereignty or jurisdiction through the World.<br />

The product “Maritime Limits and Boundaries” (French: “Délimitations maritimes”) can be viewed on data.shom.fr (Maritime boundaries Category) and downloaded on the French national portal of maritime limits (https://maritimelimits.gouv.fr).