The Cantabrian Sea and Northwest encirclement fleet can resume anchovy fishing after the quota assigned by the Commission increased by 1,569 tonnes.
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The purse seine fleet of the Cantabrian Sea and northwest will be able to resume anchovy fishing following an increase of 1,569 tonnes in the quota assigned by the European Commission to Spain, reaching a total of 2,287 tonnes. The resolution was published today in the Official State Gazette. This reopening will allow the resumption of activity that was interrupted on August 11, when the fleet had to stop fishing due to the exhaustion of the provisional assigned quota of 718 tonnes. The measure will generate "stability for the sector, favor diversification, and improve productivity, especially for more than 50 Galician vessels with home ports in A Coruña and Pontevedra, the main beneficiaries of this resource," according to ministerial sources. The European Commission has set the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for anchovy in zone 9a west—Atlantic waters off Galicia and Portugal—at 22,871 tonnes for the period between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, in accordance with the scientific ...