Bans, Morocco, and wind power: Challenges for fishing pending before the courts

The bans in the Atlantic, the interrupted agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco and the complaints against wind installations are challenges of the new course for the fishing sector, which are pending appeals and judicial decisions. The fleet faces September with common problems of recent years such as generational change, the distribution of fishing quotas, cuts in the Mediterranean, climate change and the demand for a reduction in VAT to revive consumption. “Old unresolved problems,” according to what the president of the National Federation of Fishermen's Guilds (FNCP), Basilio Otero, told Efeagro. Among the challenges, three pending judicial litigation stand out: the suspension of the agreement between the EU and Morocco, the bans on bottom gear in 87 areas of the northeast Atlantic and the protests of fishermen over the Government's plans to expand offshore wind farms. . Regarding the Spanish political situation, the general secretary of the Cepesca ...