Spain: The Iberian sardine fishery is open with the highest available quantity in recent years

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, by resolution of the General Secretariat for Fisheries, has established the start of the Iberian sardine fishery from 00:00 on March 20, 2023. The Spanish fleet will have the highest available quota in recent years, 18,962 tons, with an increase of more than 4,000 tons compared to those available in 2022. It is also the earliest start of the fishery in recent years, after more than three months of closure, since in 2022 it opened at the beginning of April, and traditionally from the beginning of the application of management plans it began at the beginning of May. Together with Portugal, the country with which the management of this fishery is carried out In a coordinated manner for years, the European Commission has been informed that an initial amount available to be fished by both fleets of 56,604 tons has been set, in accordance with the latest recommendation of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES, by ...