Mediterranean fishermen go on strike against cuts in their activity

Published 2024년 12월 9일

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Mediterranean fishermen are protesting against proposed fishing quotas for 2025, claiming they could lead to the sector's disappearance with significant reductions in fishing days and red shrimp capture. The protest is led by the National Federation of Fishermen's Guilds and the shipowners' association, demanding the new fisheries commissioner to halt the plan. Spain, Italy, and France are opposing the proposal, with Spain believing it is unrealistic and not considering the socio-economic impact. The European Commission's proposal is part of a multiannual plan aimed at achieving the maximum sustainable yield, but it conflicts with the efforts made by the Spanish fishing sector to improve biological stocks.

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Mediterranean fishermen are called to moor their boats on Monday and Tuesday in protest against the cut in fishing quotas for 2025 that is being negotiated in Brussels. The sector claims that the figures being considered would mean its disappearance, a “death sentence”: in the Mediterranean it is proposed to reduce the fishing days of the trawler fleet by 79%, to about 27 days a year, and the capture of red shrimp by 30%. The protest has been organized by the National Federation of Fishermen's Guilds (FNCP) and the shipowners' association Cepesca, coinciding with the meeting to negotiate the proposal of the ministers of the sector of the 27 member countries, this Monday and Tuesday. Representatives of the fishing sector have demonstrated this Monday in front of the permanent headquarters of the European Commission in Madrid. In the manifesto, the organisers demand that the new fisheries commissioner, Costas Kadis, stop this plan “immediately”, since if approved, “it will mark the ...

Source: La Vanguardia