Shortages, price increases and job losses, this is how the European fishing veto will affect Spain

Published Oct 10, 2022

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The article highlights the impact of the European Union's ban on bottom fishing, which was enforced on October 9, affecting 10,000 community fishermen across 87 areas, with 41 areas being exempted from the ban. The ban, intended to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems, has led to job losses and potential economic implications for Spain, with fishermen facing challenges such as increased operating costs and changes in fish availability and prices. A decision on revising the ban will be made based on scientific data to be released in November.

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It is the second day since the entry into force of the European veto on bottom fishing on Sunday, October 9. Already last Thursday, Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced that Brussels had finally left 41 of the 87 affected areas out of the ban, which meant that the trawlers could continue to operate in those areas, which which would leave 35 in which the Spanish bottom fleet could not operate. However, despite not taking these areas into account, many fishermen will be affected by this measure from Europe. The European Bottom Fishing Alliance (EBFA, for its acronym in English) -to which the Spanish employers' association Cepesca and the brotherhoods belong-, initially estimated that 10,000 community fishermen were affected, of which 2,500 and 500 vessels are Spanish. . With this measure now in force, what is going to happen from now on and how is it going to affect us? To see the consequences of limiting the activity of Spanish fishermen, in TRECE's ...

Source: Cope