Italian victory for fishing in Brussels; no reduction for trawling in 2025

Published 2024년 12월 12일

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The EU Council of Agriculture Ministers has approved a decision to keep Italian trawlers from facing any reduction in fishing days throughout 2025. This decision, which is seen as a victory for Italy, Italy's Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lolloobrigida, and the country's fishing associations, aims to balance environmental sustainability with economic needs of coastal communities. The quota for deep-sea shrimp has been reduced by 6%, but compensation measures have mitigated the impact significantly. The decision has also set a higher catch threshold for hake and addresses concerns about the impact of offshore wind turbines on fishing, calling for the relocation of wind farms away from fishing areas and the protection of electricity cables to prevent interfering with fishing activities. The article underscores the importance of striking a balance between environmental and socio-economic sustainability in fisheries, particularly in the Mediterranean, where there is a growing conflict between wind energy development and fishing interests.

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For the whole of 2025, Italian trawlers will not have to suffer any reduction in fishing days. The decision was taken by the EU Council of Agriculture Ministers on 10 December. "It is the first time that Italy has achieved such a success," commented the Italian Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lolloobrigida, at the end of the Agrifish summit. "Another important result concerns shrimp fishing quotas, for which we have managed to limit the reduction to 6%." The agreement between EU ministers came after two days of negotiations marked by requests from Italy, France and Spain to protect their navies and limit the reduction in fishing days in the Mediterranean proposed by the European Commission at the end of November. The proposal put on the table by the EU executive envisaged a 38% reduction in trawling days for Italy in 2025 for the area from Imperia to Trapani, including Sardinia. A cut in the quota of purple shrimp and red shrimp of 18% and 29% respectively was also planned. At ...

Source: Ilsole24ore.com