Organisation des producteurs de thon tropical congelé et surgelé
Acronym: ORTHONGEL
General Information
Identification Code: 425944311491-86
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Entity Form: Producer Organisation - Association loi 1901
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 7/2/2013
Last Update: 9/15/2023
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: ORTHONGEL is a 1901 Law Association created in 1973. As an organization of producers, defined in the settlement (CE) n°104/2000 of the Council, its main aims are:
- to improve the conditions of sale of the production of its members,
- to encourage responsible and sustainable fishing methods,
- to contribute to the capture and fishing effort quota management,
- and to represent, defend and promote the general interests of Tropical Tuna fishing ship-owners (especially towards the French public authorities and community organizations, regional fisheries management organizations and sectorial organizations, both national or international).
ORTHONGEL and its member ship-owners are particularly attached to good governance. This results in our regular participation to meetings (plenary and scientific) of RFMOs, in our close cooperation with scientists related to the provision of data or research programs, in a dialog and even cooperation with NGOs that want to get involved in the (...)
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Maritime affairs and fisheries
Levels of Interest:
- european
- global
- national
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Reform of the external dimension of the CFP
FAR regulation
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements
Control regulation
RFMOs' regulations
Communication Activities: Biodegradable FAD program and FAD management
Shark & rays release practices
Regional observer program
Transparency/scientific observation/EMS
Improvment of catch declaration's precision
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: rue des Sardiniers, 5
Post Code: 29900
City: Concarneau
Country: FRANCE
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EU Office
Address: rue des Sardiniers, 5
Post Code: 29900
City: Concarneau
Country: FRANCE
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Complementary Information: Amount of the PPC grant estimated based on provisionnal budget and PPC validated by French administration
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 4
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: Orthongel had 4 employees in January 2022.
It represents 3 boatowners (ie about 300 French crewmen, 450 ACP crewmen and about 50 employees)
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Compagnie Française du Thon Océanique
Via Océan (previously known as Saupiquet)
SAPMER
Industria Armatoriale Tonniera
(ie. all French and Italian tropical tuna purse-seiners shipowners)
Organisation Members: To this day, Orthongel is member of:
- the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC); within this RAC which counts five different working groups, Orthongel holds the chair of Working Group I which deals with issues related to Tuna RFMOs;
- Eurothon (which includes all the ship-owners and canners of tropical tuna);
- The (French) National Committee of the Marine Fisheries and Marine Aquaculture (CNPMEM) ;
- the Cluster maritime ;
- the Management Committee of the Marine Natural Parks of Mayotte and the Glorieuses
- FIP SIOTI and FIP EASTI