Spain: Andalusia expresses its concern about the non-renewal of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement

Published Jun 6, 2023

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The article highlights the concern of the Andalusian government, led by Minister Carmen Crespo, regarding the potential renewal of the EU-Morocco fishing agreement, set to expire on July 17. This concern is centered around the uncertainty faced by the Andalusian fishing fleet, which operates out of Cádiz, Barbate, and Conil, and relies on Moroccan fishing grounds. The agreement has been vital to the economy of the sector, valued at four million euros in the last agreement for catching over 1,500 tons of various fish. Crespo has called on the Spanish government to use its influence in Brussels to secure the renewal of the agreement quickly, emphasizing the potential negative economic impacts on crews, shipowners, and auxiliary companies without it. The potential consequences include a loss of profitability and employability due to a shift in fishing efforts from Moroccan to Andalusian waters.

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Carmen Crespo, has shown the "existing concern" in Andalusia due to the uncertainty in which the Andalusian fishing fleet finds itself, which traditionally fishes in Moroccan fishing grounds "by not knowing with certainty if The EU-Morocco fishing agreement will be renewed before July 17, when the current one ends. Crespo has specified that there are 47 fishing vessels with a base port in the province of Cádiz, specifically in the Campo de Gibraltar, Barbate and Conil, those that fish in Moroccan waters, of which 25 are dedicated to bottom longlining, and 22 to purse seine, with around 500 crew members". During the validity of the last agreement, Andalusian fishermen caught more than 1,500 tons of anchovy, sardines, sea bream, corvina, hake, pomfret or tuna, valued at four million euros. Given this situation, the Andalusian minister has demanded the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, to ...

Source: Agrodiario