Spanish fishermen's associations describe the EU agreement as confusing and ask for official clarification

Published 2024년 12월 11일

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A new European Union fishing quotas agreement for 2025 has raised concerns among shipowners and fishermen's associations, particularly in Spain. The agreement, which has been described as confusing and complicated, has led to fears of cuts and significant reductions in fishing days for the Mediterranean fleet. Despite protests and strikes, the final agreement includes a compensation mechanism to mitigate the impact of the reductions. The impact on the Atlantic quotas, however, is seen as positive with increases in monkfish and megrim. A schedule will be set for the implementation of the measures and the allocation of days per boat.

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Shipowners and fishermen's associations are wary of the consequences of the fishing agreement reached this morning at the Council of Ministers of the European Union. The president of the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations, Basilio Otero, has described the new agreement on fishing quotas for 2025, both in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, as "confusing" and has asked for an official clarification, according to the Efe agency. Cepesca, the shipowners' association, says that it is a "bad agreement" for the Mediterranean fleet. The general secretary of the organization, Javier Garat, has pointed out that the Mediterranean fleet is "at its limit" and will suffer cuts. The first proposal of the European Commission stated that trawling could only operate 27 days a year, which caused strong mobilizations and strikes by Spanish fishermen. Faced with the discontent, Brussels reformulated the agreement to allow the same number of days of fishing in the Mediterranean in ...

Source: Lne