Spain sees the EC proposal on limited and initial fishing quotas

Published Nov 4, 2021

Tridge summary

The European Commission has proposed significant cuts to the fishing quotas for various species in the Bay of Biscay, Portuguese waters, and the Azores, including an 18% reduction for hake and a 20% reduction for haddock in most areas of the Gulf of Vizcaya. The proposal also includes a 36% cut for sole in the northern and central areas of the Bay of Biscay, a 44% reduction in herring in western Irish waters, and over 20% reductions for lobster and cod from Skagerrak and Kattegat. On the other hand, the commission has proposed increases in the fishing quotas for monkfish in the Cantabrian Sea and rooster fish in Iberian waters. These quotas, also known as Total Allowable Catch, are set to ensure the sustainability of the fish stocks. The EU fisheries ministers will discuss and decide on these quotas in a Council in December.

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Two fishing boats moored in the port of the Biscayan town of Bermeo (Vizcaya), Efeagro / Luis Tejido Brussels specifically plans to reduce by 18%, to 6,787 tonnes, the catches of hake in areas of the Bay of Biscay and in Portuguese waters and the Azores, as well as cut by 20% those of haddock in most of the Gulf of Vizcaya, up to 1,185 tons. The cut for this species remains at 10% for fishing in Cantabrian waters (149 tons), as well as in Portuguese waters and the Azores (182 tons). Regarding sole, the European Commission proposes a 36% cut, to 2,179 tons, in the northern and central areas of the Bay of Biscay, and a reduction of 15%, to 582 tons, in the rest of the Gulf as well as in Portuguese and Azores waters, while in western Irish waters the reduction reaches 44%, to 19 tonnes. Brussels also proposes a 16% reduction in jack mackerel fishing in Portuguese waters, to 102,796 tonnes. On the contrary, it proposes to increase the fishing quota for monkfish in the Cantabrian Sea ...

Source: PEefeagro