Spain: The fishermen's strike will reduce the supply of shrimp, crayfish, sea bream, and monkfish for a few days, but fishmongers applaud it

The Mediterranean fishermen's strike against the European Commission's (EC) proposal to reduce the days that trawlers can go out to sea reaches Catalan fishmongers this Monday and Tuesday. The fact that these professionals are tying up their boats today and tomorrow to show their disagreement with the law will mean that less fish will reach these establishments. "There will not be a major shortage," the Gremi de Peixaters de Catalunya reassures. But there will be a clear reduction in the quantity of local fish for sale. These include prawns, crayfish, blue fish, soup fish, sea bream, monkfish, scorpionfish... Even so, this Catalan fishmongers' association fully supports the strike. "They are making a fool of themselves," sums up its president, Àlex Goñi. This professional fishmonger is referring to the fact that a law that would imply going from 130 days of fishing to 27 days a year would have serious consequences for both the economy and public health. "Mediterranean fish is of ...