Trawlers admit that the strategy must be improved to maintain Mediterranean fishing

The president of the European Bottom Fisheries Alliance (EBFA), Iván López, has stated that the trawler fleet and the Government must improve their strategies to make themselves heard in Brussels and to ensure that the reduction in days at sea in the Mediterranean is not repeated. López stated, during an interview on the podcast Efeagro Punto de Encuentro, that the trawler sector, which he represents, must "maintain" its mobilization throughout the year and "seek solutions, proposals" to obtain much more favorable proposals in the Mediterranean. The head of the EBFA and new president of the World Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) has referred to the European Union (EU) agreement that cuts the days at sea for trawlers in the Mediterranean by 79%, with certain flexibilities that allow this reduction to be softened. Asked about the possibility of the Spanish fleet complying with the measures planned by the Government to maintain the same number of days at sea as in 2024, ...