The Murcian government of Spain rejects the reduction of fishing days agreed by the EU

The Murcian Government considers the political agreement reached by the European Union Fisheries Ministers on the exercise of fishing activity in the Mediterranean "negative and detrimental to the fishing sector." Losing 7 percent of days, according to the solution adopted, will mean between 10 and 15 fewer days of work for each vessel, depending on their reference threshold and whether they receive compensation for increased selectivity or space-time closures, during the year 2023", assessed the Minister of Water , Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Environment and Emergencies, Antonio Luengo."This means that a ship will have to remain in port between 62 and 67 days without fishing during the next year, which will result in serious harm to our fishermen, as We had already announced in the previous meetings that we have held to assess the scope of this decision," said Luengo. "Given this measure, to which we have offered alternatives based on scientific studies ntificos", the head ...