The trawling fleet asks to save its 900 boats, 6,000 jobs, and a third of Spanish fish

The trawling fleet has asked this Tuesday for political changes from the Government and the European Union (EU), to be able to maintain its 887 vessels, 6,000 jobs, income worth 3.5 billion euros and an offer that represents a third of fishing catches. Spanish. The representatives of the fleet have disseminated this data during the presentation of the “The positive footprint” campaign, promoted by Pesca España - which brings together the main fishing organizations in the country - to expose the myths and realities of trawling. The objective is to draw attention to the social importance of this fleet segment and highlight its efforts to reduce the environmental impact and carry out a sustainable activity, in the face of the difficulties it is going through, among which the “attacks” of the European Commission stand out ( CE) and environmental NGOs. The president of Pesca España, Javier Garat, has stressed that proposals such as the EC action plan to restrict trawling in protected ...