The Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries has refused to quantify the compensation and has demanded to wait for the decree before guaranteeing that the aid will be lower than that announced by the French government.
The Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of the Spanish Government, Luis Planasdeclared on Tuesday that fishermen affected by the closure of fishing in French waters of the Bay of Bizkaia will be compensated “the right way”.
“Our fishermen will of course be adequately compensated, as they have been in the past with regard to similar situations,” the politician stated upon his arrival at the meeting of the European Union (EU) heads of agriculture and fisheries. Brussels.
As he specified, “those who are affected and cannot continue” with the fishing activity will be compensated, as some fishermen “have sought the continuation of the activity on other fishing grounds and others are not affected” by the closure of those French waters. , because of the fishing techniques they use.
Sources from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food have indicated that the Spanish government will approve the aid soon and that the foundations and the appeal must first be drawn up.
The French Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, announced last week that the Gallic aid between will cover 80% and 85% of the turnover of boats with a length of more than 8 meters.
Asked whether French support for fishermen could be higher than the support ultimately provided by the Spanish executive, Planas stressed that “when someone talks about aid, you always take the statement and then what has been paid. You judge from there,” he insisted.
The closure of fishing in Bizkaia Bay, in force until February 20, has immediate consequences two boats from Ondarroa harbour, and for two others their fishing area will be very limited. In concrete terms, trawlers will no longer go to the fishing grounds hake, monkfish or rooster That’s why they have warned that supply will decrease and prices will rise as a result.
The fishing ban is a response to a historic claim by environmental groups and also by the EU to protect dolphins.
In an interview given to the Euskadi Irratia program “Faktoria”, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy of the Basque Government said: Bittor Oroz, explained that the Basque fleet is “adapted” to be able to fish without harming the dolphins. Trawl nets are equipped with ultrasonic transmitters that deter mammals. In any case, he believes the closure will be “effective.”
Source: EITB
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