The Government approves the draft law on fishing control to adapt the regulation to the EU

The Government has approved the draft law on control, inspection, and the sanctioning regime for maritime fishing to adapt Spanish regulations to the latest EU modifications. The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, specified in the press conference following the Council of Ministers that the draft law "updates" the current maritime fishing law from 2001, which was previously reformed through the sustainable fishing law. Promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, the text aims to strengthen inspection and control, and the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing to guarantee a more sustainable and transparent fishery management. Spain is the first fleet in the EU, practicing "the highest level of sustainability" in the seas around the world and controls about 45,000 annual import files, Planas pointed out. The project, which now begins its parliamentary process, establishes a framework for control and inspection that ...