The Spanish tuna fleet advocates for the social aspect after achieving good environmental sustainability
Tuna
Spain
Published Nov 26, 2022
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The Spanish tuna fleet grouped in OPAGAC circumscribes the survival of the fleets responsible for tropical tuna to a position and definitive actions by Europe in the face of the illegal practices of other fleets that fish in the same fishing grounds. "Neither do they make any effort to ensure environmental sustainability, nor do they hesitate to disregard the minimum decent working conditions of their crews and converting this cost saving into a factor of competitiveness is unacceptable in the European market", this is how Julio Morón has expressed himself, managing director of OPAGAC, during the celebration of the V National Tuna Congress that takes place today and that, in this edition, addresses the integral sustainability of this fishery. In this regard, and according to the data provided by OPAGAC, social sustainability, that which affects the guarantee of decent working conditions, safety and well-being of the crews, already accounts for around 20% of the operational costs ...
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