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Spain: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food reopens crayfish fishing in the Gulf of Cádiz

Frozen Crayfish
Seafood
Published Dec 6, 2023

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Spain and Portugal have reached a quota exchange agreement that will allow the Spanish fleet to have an additional 1,754 kilograms of catch for the Norwegian lobster fishery in the Gulf of Cádiz. The fishery, which had been closed as a precautionary measure, has now been reopened to meet the high demand for the product during the Christmas period. Additionally, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has approved a new extension of the standard for the rabbit sector, which includes a mandatory financial contribution from producers and slaughterhouses to support the promotion and improvement of the sector over the next three years.
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The Spanish fleet will have 1,754 additional kilograms of catch thanks to a quota exchange agreement with Portugal The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has resolved to reopen the crayfish fishery for the fleet that operates in the Gulf of Cádiz -functional unit 30 of division 9A-, starting at 00:00 today. This measure is possible after a quota exchange agreement between Spain and Portugal. This fishery had been closed as a precautionary measure since last September 15 to avoid exceeding the available quota. Norway lobster is a highly demanded product during the Christmas period, which is why the ministry has promoted this exchange with Portugal, which has allowed the available quota to be increased, so that the Spanish fleet will be able to have a total of 1,754 kilograms for the remainder. campaign. Given that this amount may not be enough for the remainder of the year, the General Secretariat of Fisheries will continuously monitor the evolution of consumption and will ...
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