Environmental groups prepare lawsuit against salmon farming project in Gironde

Le Verdon-sur-Mer - 04/08/2026: Several environmental and animal welfare organizations, including Seastemik, say they are preparing legal action against a planned salmon farming facility in Le Verdon-sur-Mer in the Gironde department. The French state approved the project on Tuesday. The land-based facility is intended to produce up to 10,000 tonnes of salmon annually.The project is being developed by Saumon du Medoc, a company belonging to the Pure Salmon group. The plan calls for an aquaculture facility in the industrial and port area of Le Verdon-sur-Mer, at the Gironde estuary. The ...