The Spanish Board resolves aid for almost one million euros for artisanal octopus fishing affected by biological shutdowns in 2021

SEVILLE, Sep. 17 (EUROPA PRESS) - The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has resolved aid worth almost one million euros for shipowners and octopus fishermen with smaller gear both on the coast of the Gulf of Cádiz and in the Mediterranean. This aid, which is granted within the framework of the Operational Program of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is the first time that it has been granted in Andalusia to this fishery and to compensate for the economic losses as a result of the biological stoppages to which the species are subjected and that in 2021 they were from August 16 to October 31 for the Gulf of Cádiz, and from July 1 to September 30 for the Mediterranean, according to the Board in a statement. In this way "the sector is compensated for the great effort it makes, since this inactivity poses important problems for more than 3,000 people who make a living from it", highlighted the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and ...