Spain: The mackerel season estimates the catch to be around 28,400 tonnes

Published Feb 22, 2021

Tridge summary

The article outlines the recent development in the mackerel fishery in the Cantabrian and Northwest regions of Spain, focusing on the significant increase in the quota available to the Spanish fleet for 2021. This increase, which raises the quota to 24,990 tons, or 72% of that in 2020, is a result of negotiations within the European Union and is subject to adjustments based on 2020 surpluses. The final quota for 2021 is yet to be assigned, with a temporary total of 28,400 tons allocated. The article also touches on the challenges faced in increasing the mackerel quota, as well as the efforts to manage the fishery and enforce compliance, including the implementation of a quota system and measures for accidental catches. It mentions the financial penalty for the 2009 overfishing of mackerel that Spain is still paying and the increased surveillance planned for the 2021 season.

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The Secretary General of Fisheries, Alicia Villauriz, chaired last Friday the meeting of the working group of the mackerel fishery in the Cantabrian and Northwest, in which representatives of the vessels of all the fishing gear and autonomous communities that make up participate It is part of this seasonal and emblematic fishery, where it has been reported the total amount of mackerel quota that is currently available to the Spanish fleet, and which has recently increased after negotiations within the European Union. Thus, the initial quota for Spain has been raised to 24,990 tons, 72% of that of 2020, still provisional for the first quarter of the year; In addition, this figure will increase with the application of the 2020 surpluses. It has also been pointed out that, for the time being, the corresponding deduction for the 2021 mackerel quota from the 2009 overfishing that Spain has to apply will not be applied, but will be made when the final quota is assigned.In this way, the ...

Source: Agrodiario