Three fleets of the French fishery are investigated : the dredge fleet of the Western part of the Channel, the bottom-trawl fishery of South-Britanny harbours, and the Mediterranean trawl fishery. Landing and effort data by species, vessel and trip lead to yields (catch per unit of effort) which are analysed by a multicplicative model with two or three factors. Individual fishing powers are then quantified for some given years, together with variation in relative abundance of the stock within area and/or period strata. Attempts to explain these fishing powers by vessels characteristics are made. After the study of the Mediterranean trawl-fleet, which takes Year into account in the model, two multi-annual series are analysed, and some conclu...