Spain: The fishing agreement between the EU and Morocco ends without a clear future

The fishing agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco ends this Monday, July 17, with many doubts about its renewal and about the future of the fishing ground for the affected boats, mainly in the communities of Andalusia, the Canary Islands and Galicia. Considered the fishing pact with the greatest political value for Spain, for four years it has offered 138 licenses for community vessels, 93 for the Spanish fleet, which however has been taking advantage of twenty this year. Contrary to other times, this Monday there will be no notable staging of the end of the agreement with the departure of Spanish ships from Moroccan waters, since at this time the presence of the Spanish fishing fleet there is very small. However, there are ships affected and the question remains to be resolved as to whether they will stop their activity or, for example, join the Gulf of Cádiz or the Canary Islands tuna fishing grounds. Negotiations between European and Moroccan diplomats for its ...