Shipowners in Spain reject proposal to cut fishing quotas

Garat has indicated, in statements to Efeagro, that the quota proposal for 2022 adds reasons for concern to the Spanish fleet, due to the "insecurity" it generates regarding the possibilities of catches. This is added, according to this employer's association, to the cuts in Iberian hake quotas in recent years, "despite the efforts" of the fleet, "which has been considerably reduced (in number of boats) in the Cantabrian Sea and in the Gulf of Cádiz ”. The head of Cepesca has pointed out that the 18% reduction is "higher" than some of the scientists' recommendations, although at the moment it is a proposal and it will be up to the Community Fisheries Ministers to negotiate the TACs in December. The fleet, he added, requests that the lower ranges of catch cuts be taken into account when following scientific advice, so that they cause the least damage to fishermen, because the sector is "very fed up" and every time there are more requests for ship scrapping. In any case, he recalled ...