Spain asks the European Commission for more fishing days in the Mediterranean

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Luis Planas assured this Monday that the European Commission must "take note" of the effort made by the Spanish fishing fleet in the Mediterranean to improve the situation of fish populations, and he expressed confidence that in 2026 the number of fishing days in those waters will increase. "Regarding the Mediterranean, the scientific report is positive, it is moving in the right direction. We are very satisfied that the great effort made is yielding results, and I believe that the Commission has to take note," he declared upon arrival at the meeting of European Union agriculture ministers being held in Luxembourg. Planas emphasized that over the last five years, the fishing capacities of the Mediterranean fleet have been reduced and "an absolutely disproportionate effort has been made in relation to the objectives set." "Now is the time for the Commission to maintain this sustainability, also from an economic point of view, for our fleet and to ...