Bulgaria: The EC supports our request to transfer an unused quota for turbot next year

Published May 12, 2022

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The European Commission backs Bulgaria's proposal to shift its remaining turbot quota for 2021 to the turbot fishing opportunities for 2023. The total allowable turbot catch for next year will remain the same. This decision is a result of the sustainable management of fishery resources in collaboration with Romania and Turkey, leading to an increase in turbot biomass. The Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture expressed gratitude for the EC's support and shared concerns about the challenges faced by the fisheries sector due to the pandemic and the situation in Ukraine. The ministry is seeking urgent assistance from the EC to support the sector. Bulgaria operates over 1,800 fishing vessels in the Black Sea, contributing to about 25% of the country's total catch. The country is dedicated to achieving sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

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The European Commission supports Bulgaria's urgent request to transfer the untapped quota for turbot in 2021 to fishing opportunities for this species in 2023, as well as maintaining the levels of total allowable turbot catch next year, said the General Director of the General Directorate "Maritime Affairs and Fisheries" of the EC Charlina Vicheva, who is visiting Sofia at the invitation of the Ministry of Agriculture, said the Directorate "Public Relations and Protocol" in the Ministry of Agriculture. Vicheva stressed that the country will be assisted in this matter at the upcoming meetings of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. She noted that as a result of sustainable multi-year management of fishery resources and the management system in which Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey participate, the trend of decreasing turbot biomass has been overcome and there is already an increase. "We work together and I am extremely pleased with the ...

Source: Sinor