Planas admits that the Mediterranean cutback threatens the viability of fishing

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, admitted this Wednesday to the regional counselors that the proposals from Brussels on the Mediterranean threaten the viability of the trawling fleet and that the negotiation next week in Brussels for 2026 will be difficult. Planas has met via videoconference with the sectoral counselors to prepare the Council of Agriculture and Fisheries of the European Union (EU), which will be held on the 11th and 12th in Brussels, with the negotiation of fishing opportunities in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean as the central point. The Agriculture Minister has acknowledged that the negotiation presents itself as complex, especially due to the proposals that the European Commission (EC) is handling for the Mediterranean fleet, which the General Secretariat of Fisheries revealed this Wednesday to the representatives of the fleet in another meeting, according to a statement. The proposal could limit Mediterranean fishing to "ten ...