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In Spain, Andalusia extends the aid lines for fishing and aquaculture in a difficult year due to production costs

Seafood
Spain
Published Jan 9, 2023

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía has approved a package of direct aid for fishing and aquaculture for an amount of 9.5 million euros, of which 6.5 are for fishing and three are for aquaculture companies. "Following the decisions taken by the European Commission on restrictions on Andalusian fishing, we make this amount of aid available to the sector so that it can face a situation that does not look rosy", highlighted the counselor Carmen Crespo. Specifically, the head of Fisheries has mentioned cuts by the European Commission that mean that 64% of the Mediterranean boats remain below 150 days of fishing, "which means that in 2023 these families will receive a third of his salary." Likewise, the red shrimp suffers a grievance because the European Union (EU) makes a cut of 5% for the first time, a quota that did not exist and that will cause significant losses.

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For their part, the Atlantic and the Gulf of Cádiz are experiencing a similar situation since trawling is prohibited in the Gulf in polygons from 400 to 800 depth. Added to this is now a 36% cut for the Norway lobster quota, which is already unaffordable for a fleet that comes from cuts of 30%. Of the 120 boats that the trawling fleet has in this area, a total of 50 vessels are affected, which represents 41.6% of the total. "The Andalusian executive complies, once again and promptly, with a sector that, in addition to the restrictions in Europe, is very affected by the rise in production, fuel and energy costs caused by the war in Ukraine and, in the particular case of aquaculture, we must add the increase in expenses in feed and oxygen", added the counselor, alluding to the fact that the call for aid will be published in January and payments will be made in the first quarter of 2023, benefiting the 1,419 Andalusian boats , as well as 73 companies in the marine aquaculture sector ...
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