{"id":8382,"date":"2025-03-12T14:53:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T13:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/fishing\/auction-purchase\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T17:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:19:50","slug":"auction-purchase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/en\/fishing\/auction-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"Auction purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7039 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boulogne_-achat-a-la-criee-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"fish breakers before the fish auction\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boulogne_-achat-a-la-criee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boulogne_-achat-a-la-criee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boulogne_-achat-a-la-criee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/boulogne_-achat-a-la-criee.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fish auction at the <strong>port of Boulogne-sur-Mer is the largest <\/strong>in France, selling 33,000 tonnes each year.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately <strong>70 different<\/strong> species are landed each year depending on<strong> their seasonality.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is open<strong> every day <\/strong>except Sundays and<strong> public holidays.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It offers professionals the opportunity <strong>to purchase items at auction<\/strong> in the auction room and <strong>also remotely by connecting<\/strong> at the time of the sale.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The sale is open to fishmongers, fish retailers, restaurants, wholesalers and processors in France and abroad.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<h2>Sales hours:<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>Winter opening hours:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays: 6:00 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays: 5:00 a.m.<br \/>\n<em>(except Sundays and public holidays)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Summer opening hours:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday to Saturday: 6:00 a.m. <em>(except Sundays and public holidays)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Buy at auction<\/h2>\n<p>To participate in the Boulogne-sur-Mer fish auction, you must first register with SOFETRA, the auction&#8217;s guarantee organisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact : <\/strong><i class=\"fas fa-envelope-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:rachel.saint-maxent@portboulognecalais.fr\">rachel.saint-maxent@portboulognecalais.fr <\/a> <\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-mobile-screen\"><\/i>  +33 (0)3 21 99 66 49<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7046 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/peche_acheter-a-la-criee-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fish market building in Boulogne\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/peche_acheter-a-la-criee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/peche_acheter-a-la-criee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/peche_acheter-a-la-criee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/peche_acheter-a-la-criee-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.portboulognecalais.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/peche_acheter-a-la-criee-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>at auction: <\/strong>Rue des Margats \/ Le Portel \/ Boulogne-sur-Mer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> to participate in remote sales, <strong>you must first obtain a membership file from the Auction Service<\/strong>, after which you will be assigned a personal access code. <a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.halleboulogne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Online purchase<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Auction Service: Gildas DUBOIS, Head of the Fish Auction Service<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-mobile-screen-button\"><\/i>  +33 (0) 3 21 99 66 45<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"fas fa-envelope-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"mailto:gildas.dubois@portboulognecalais.fr\">gildas.dubois@portboulognecalais.fr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 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