The flotilla at Royan? 25 small fishing boats of less than 12 meters set off daily to fish inshore with trawler nets, pots or drift nets. They even fish for eels in the Gironde at the right season. The members of this league bring back conger and bass which are still alive, the little trawlers concentrate on small sole and shrimp. Trawlers and the pot boats catch cuttlefish, pot boats also catch prawns in their submerged traps. In the harbour, the pot boats are recognisable by their many poles on which pennants of all colours flutter. These pennants are used to locate the lobster pots in the sea.