Spain celebrates the historic agreement on fishing catches for 2023

Published 2022년 12월 13일

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The European Union has reached a agreement on fishing catches for the upcoming period, following intense negotiations. The agreement has been described as 'historic' by the Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, who was pleased with the increased catches of some species and the limited reduction in fishing days in the Mediterranean. The Czech presidency presented a compromise text that Spain rejected, leading to the adoption of a multi-annual plan for demersal fishing in the western Mediterranean. The European Commission had proposed a reduction in fishing days in the Mediterranean for 2023, which Spain found too high. The country also sought to improve fishing possibilities for haddock and sole in the Atlantic, continue scientific programs on Norway lobster, and prevent the extension of the eel fishing ban from three to six consecutive months in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

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The member countries of the European Union have managed to reach an agreement on fishing catches, as confirmed by diplomatic sources. The agreement was reached after a two-day meeting between the head of the Fisheries of the Twenty-seven that began on Sunday and was marked by intense negotiations. The Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, described the agreement as "historic" and has expressed his satisfaction after a marathon negotiation. "We have achieved a good result for two reasons: due to the increase in catches of some species and we have limited the reduction in fishing days in the Mediterranean." Planas has given, among others, the example of Southern Hake for which a global amount of 9,953 tons has been determined, the best figure in the last eight years, doubling the 2022 quota. On Monday morning, the Czech presidency already presented a first compromise text that Spain rejected, considering that the advances proposed on catches in the ...

Source: Diariodesevilla