More than twenty Spanish vessels will be able to fish again in the waters of Madagascar after an agreement with the EU

Published Nov 3, 2022

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The European Union has renewed its fishing agreement with Madagascar, allowing 22 Spanish vessels to resume fishing in the Indian Ocean from July 1, 2023. The four-year agreement will enable 16 tuna seiners from the Basque Country and six surface longliners from Galicia to operate in the region. In return, Madagascar will receive €7.2 million from the EU over the four years. The deal aims to support sustainable fishing and the blue economy, and will create job opportunities for local sailors.

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It affects tuna seiners that are based mainly in the Basque Country and surface longliners with a port in Galicia. MADRID, Nov. 3 (EUROPA PRESS) - The renewal of the fishing agreement between the European Union (EU) and Madagascar will allow 22 Spanish vessels to return to fishing in the waters of this fishing ground in the Indian Ocean, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Specifically, these are 16 tuna seiners that are based mainly in the Basque Country and six surface longliners with a port in Galicia, which will be able to fish again in Indian Ocean waters. This new protocol will begin to apply from July 1, 2023 and will have a duration of four years. The Department led by Luis Planas has pointed out that this agreement is of "great strategic importance" for Spanish vessels, both for the surface longline fleet targeting sharks and swordfish, and for freezer tuna seiners, which capture tropical tuna intended for the canning industry (skipjack, ...

Source: europapress