In the case of Spain, which on this occasion fulfills its role as President of the Council, the priorities in the Atlantic Ocean were the increase of southern hake, monkfish and rooster, as well as maintaining the quotas for haddock, sole and crayfish. .
This Tuesday, the European Union’s fisheries ministers reached an agreement on the fishing distribution in the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea by 2024 – also for 2025 and 2026 for some stocks – and for fishing opportunities in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea by 2024, a pact that 10.5% increase of the hake catchesup to 11,000 tons, which means “the most important figure of the century”.
In the case of Spain, which on this occasion fulfills its role as President of the Council, the priorities in the Atlantic Ocean were the increase of southern hake, monkfish and rooster, as well as maintaining the quotas for haddock, sole and crayfish. .
Industry sources have indicated that what complicated the deal on Tuesday morning, after a night of negotiations, were claims by France and Italy regarding efforts in the Mediterranean, which Spain was also trying to ‘buffer’.
Although the Commission remained “intransigent” in its proposal to reduce fishing days by 9.5%, both countries tried to soften this reduction by increasing the number of compensation days, which was ultimately set at 5%, if two of the conditions were met is met and 6% if three of the requirements are met.
Source: EITB
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