Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture

The Directorate general for Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) (La direction générale des affaires maritimes, de la pêche et de l'aguaculture) is a French executive agency created in 2022.

Éric Banel was appointed first Director General of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture by the Council of Ministers.

[1] The creation of the DGAMPA aims to consolidate the means allocated to the sea and to improve the visibility of maritime issues within the government.

The purpose of this new agency is to make it possible to better support changes in maritime transport, fishing and aquaculture as well as the shipbuilding industry.

[1] The 300 employees of the central organization of DGAMPA are mainly located at the Séquoia tower in La Défense, but they are also present in Saint-Malo (information systems and pleasure tax desk), Marseille (one-stop shop for the French international register), Nantes (office of maritime examinations), Brest (maritime pollution national center of expertise), Le Havre (ENSAM), Quimper (maintenance of lighthouses and beacons), Toulouse and Gris-Nez (search and rescue at sea).