The Spanish Board resolves aid for almost one million euros for artisanal octopus fishing affected by biological shutdowns in 2021

Published 2022년 9월 17일

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Andalusia, Spain, has allocated nearly €1 million in aid to shipowners and octopus fishermen with smaller gear in the Gulf of Cádiz and the Mediterranean, in response to economic losses caused by biological stoppages in 2021. This aid, funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, is distributed to over 3,000 beneficiaries, including both boats and crews, based on the size and days of inactivity of the vessels. This marks the first time such aid has been provided to these fisheries in Andalusia, with plans for a new call to cover 2022 stoppages. The aid aims to support the sustainable fishing industry, which was temporarily halted to conserve octopus populations, which totaled almost two million kilos in Andalusia in 2020, with a market value of around €10 million.

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SEVILLE, Sep. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) - The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has resolved aid worth almost one million euros for shipowners and octopus fishermen with smaller gear both on the coast of the Gulf of Cádiz and in the Mediterranean. This aid, which is granted within the framework of the Operational Program of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is the first time that it has been granted in Andalusia to this fishery and to compensate for the economic losses as a result of the biological stoppages to which the species are subjected and that in 2021 they were from August 16 to October 31 for the Gulf of Cádiz, and from July 1 to September 30 for the Mediterranean, according to the Board in a statement. In this way "the sector is compensated for the great effort it makes, since this inactivity poses important problems for more than 3,000 people who make a living from it", highlighted the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and ...

Source: europapress