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Auction purchase

Auction purchase

fish breakers before the fish auction

The fish auction at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is the largest in France, selling 33,000 tonnes each year.

Approximately 70 different species are landed each year depending on their seasonality.

It is open every day except Sundays and public holidays.

It offers professionals the opportunity to purchase items at auction in the auction room and also remotely by connecting at the time of the sale.

The sale is open to fishmongers, fish retailers, restaurants, wholesalers and processors in France and abroad.


Sales hours:

Winter opening hours:

  • Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays: 6:00 a.m.
  • Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 5:00 a.m.
    (except Sundays and public holidays)

Summer opening hours:

  • Monday to Saturday: 6:00 a.m. (except Sundays and public holidays)

Buy at auction

To participate in the Boulogne-sur-Mer fish auction, you must first register with SOFETRA, the auction’s guarantee organisation.

Contact : rachel.saint-maxent@portboulognecalais.fr

+33 (0)3 21 99 66 49

Fish market building in Boulogne

  • at auction: Rue des Margats / Le Portel / Boulogne-sur-Mer
  • Online: to participate in remote sales, you must first obtain a membership file from the Auction Service, after which you will be assigned a personal access code. Online purchase

Auction Service: Gildas DUBOIS, Head of the Fish Auction Service
+33 (0) 3 21 99 66 45

gildas.dubois@portboulognecalais.fr