EU: Less severe measures obtained that favor the entire fishery sector

“We can say we are satisfied after the positive outcome of the European negotiations on the reduction of fishing activity: we have managed to obtain less severe measures than the initial proposals of the European Commission”, begins Daniela Borriello, national manager of Coldiretti Pesca, referring to the results of the negotiations of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council. This is a fundamental result for national fishing and, in turn, for Ligurian fishing: on the impetus of Coldiretti, the institutions, in collaboration with European partners – including Spain and France – have managed to mitigate cuts that, otherwise, would have severely penalized the sector, already subject to various difficulties. Thanks to the proposed compensation measures, therefore, the catch thresholds are now more favorable, especially for trawler boats: for example, for deep-sea shrimp, purple and red, the reduction stands at 6%, a level that will not have a significant impact on the sector. A ...