The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food published in the Government Gazette (BOE) the temporary closure of the txitxarro fishery in the Bay of Bizkaia in January and February to improve the situation of the population.
The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food published on Thursday in the Government Gazette (BOE) the temporary closure of the txitxarro fishery in the Bay of Bizkaia in January and February to improve the situation of the population.
Under European Union (EU) regulations setting a zero Total Allowable Catch (TAC), access to the above area is prohibited for two months, with a choice between January, February and December, for purse seine and fishing gear vessels. depend on the catches of the species.
“These stops will contribute to the significant recovery of the populations, as confirmed by the report of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography…(…) Concentrating them in the winter months will prevent fishing mortality of small specimens and allow more fish to reach the fish reach the maturation stage,” according to a MAPA statement.
To mitigate the socio-economic impact this decision may have on the fleet, vessels that decide to stop will have access to funding from the European Maritime Fund for Fisheries and Aquaculture (FEMP).
This closure is in addition to the fishing ban until February 22 in French waters of the Bay of Biscay, which has been in place since Monday for vessels over 8 meters in length, following the French government’s decision to protect dolphins.
Source: EITB
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