Spain announces the closure of inshore anchovy fishing for tomorrow when the quota is reached

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has communicated to the inshore brotherhoods of the entire Cantabrian Sea the closure of the anchovy fishery from 00:00 tomorrow Tuesday, having reached the allowed quota. Ministry sources have confirmed to Efeagro the closure of this coastline, one of the most important for the purse-seine fleet, which began last March. In this way, tomorrow will be the last day of the current anchovy campaign for the inshore fleet, having reached "Practically 90% of the quota for this year", has informed the Kofradia Itsas Etxea, whose headquarters is in the port of San Sebastián. The same source has specified that the remaining 10% of the quota could be caught already in the second This center, whose objective is to enhance the value of the Basque inshore fishing sector, has taken stock of the campaign for the Basque fleet, which has ended better than it started and which, in its opinion, has verified that the anchovy biomass is maintains healthy ...