Cepesca hopes that Spain will halt the EC proposal that would make Mediterranean trawling unfeasible.

the European Commission's proposal on the regulation of fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean for 2026. Furthermore, it has expressed its hope that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will obtain the necessary support among the Member States to prevent this proposal from prospering in the next European Union Fisheries Council that will be held on December 11 and 12 in Brussels. The proposal, which limits the activity to an average of 9.6 fishing days per vessel per year, is considered "unsustainable" by the sector, as it would mean the paralysis of the Spanish trawl fleet operating in the Mediterranean. In this regard, Cepesca, represented in the meeting by its vice president for the Mediterranean and Gulf of Cádiz fishing grounds, José María Gallart, and its secretary general, Javier Garat, emphasizes that the Commission's approach does not correspond with the advances noted in the most recent scientific evaluations, which show an improvement in the state of the ...