Shipowners in Spain reject proposal to cut fishing quotas

Published 2021년 11월 5일

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The Spanish fishing employer's association, Cepesca, expresses concern over the proposed quota for Iberian hake in 2022, citing it as uncertain and detrimental to catches. This concern is compounded by previous quotas cuts, despite the fleet's efforts to reduce its numbers in the Cantabrian Sea and Gulf of Cádiz. The proposed 18% reduction is seen as excessive compared to scientific recommendations. The fleet seeks to minimize the impact on fishermen by adhering to scientific advice, and expresses frustration with repeated quota reductions and requests for ship scrapping. The proposal does not include fisheries dependent on negotiations with the UK, but Cepesca anticipates more cuts in shared fishing grounds and worries about the complexities of the quota negotiation with the UK for 2022.

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Garat has indicated, in statements to Efeagro, that the quota proposal for 2022 adds reasons for concern to the Spanish fleet, due to the "insecurity" it generates regarding the possibilities of catches. This is added, according to this employer's association, to the cuts in Iberian hake quotas in recent years, "despite the efforts" of the fleet, "which has been considerably reduced (in number of boats) in the Cantabrian Sea and in the Gulf of Cádiz ”. The head of Cepesca has pointed out that the 18% reduction is "higher" than some of the scientists' recommendations, although at the moment it is a proposal and it will be up to the Community Fisheries Ministers to negotiate the TACs in December. The fleet, he added, requests that the lower ranges of catch cuts be taken into account when following scientific advice, so that they cause the least damage to fishermen, because the sector is "very fed up" and every time there are more requests for ship scrapping. In any case, he recalled ...

Source: PEefeagro