So the TAC (total permissible catches) from 33,000 tons last year to 30 633. The campaign lasts until November, although the most important amount is fishing before summer.
The anchovic campaign starts this Monday with the current quota system, with quota by boat, which can be changed in May.
Last week the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in addition to the sector To record the proposals of anchovic quota of the sector, fishing producers and the communities of the Cantabrian, including the Basque autonomous community (CAV).
Amaia BarredoFisheries for the Basque government, explained that Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa, just like other adjacent Cantabrian fleets, want a different fish quota system.
They are currently founded by the ministry, by a resolution, some caps of daily catches by boat. The resolution is based on the agreements reached within the Association of Cantabrian Fisheries Producers (Opescantábrico)which represents around 90 % of the ships.
The proposal of the Cantabrian fishermen is to go A system that redistributes the European quota That affects the state between the different organizations, and that they are organized themselves and those who set their rules for their own employees, with the peace of mind who knows what the total conquest will be that their ships can perform within the percentage of the state quota.
Barredo said this could manage how to fish, when to go fishing and how many fish: “It’s all about offering Market needs at all times And not produce great offers that lower prices, so that the activity is profitable.
According to the Ministry, the meeting has concluded that the best management model of a fishing must be based on an agreement from the sector, so the general secretary of the fishing has found them to establish a constructive dialogue to reach a consensual proposal.
The problem is that to launch the new management system, a ministerial order is needed for which the process is needed two monthsUntil mid -May.
Because fishing starts this Monday, until an agreement has been reached and the ministerial order has been published, it is operated so far.
7 % fewer catches allowed
The campaign starts 7 % less permitted catches, some Two million kilos fewer.
The Basque fleet is formed by nearly half a hundred ships, based on the Gipuzkoan gates of Hondarribia, Getaria and Orio and in the Biscayans of Ondarroa, Lekeitio, Bermeo, Santurtzi and Zierbena.
This year, the coast of the anchovies will be reduced by 7 %, where Basque ships will be slaughtered and last year of a TAC (total receptive catches) of 33,000 tons of 33,000 tons to 30 633.
The hard campaign until NovemberAlthough the most important amount is before the summer. In fact, the ministerial order divides 85% of the quota for the first semester and 15 ¿% for the second semester.
Within the second semester, 10% of the quota will be distributed between the months of July and August and the remaining 5%, on 1 September.
At the moment the campaign starts with the Current Capture Stop system Daily by boat, although fishermen want to change it.
So during the first semester, for the months of March, April, May and June, the maximum cap will be 10,000 kilograms per ship and dayFor ships of more than 120 GT (gross ton), and those with less than 120 GT have 12 or more registered crew and registered in social security. It will be 8000 kilograms per ship and day for the rest of the boats.
In the months of March, April, May and June, the size of 60 pieces of anchovies must be respected per kilogram, with a tolerance of 10 ¿%.
During the second semester, from 1 July to 30 November, the maximum stops of the catches and the landing will be 5000 and 4000 kilograms per boat and day respectively for each of the aforementioned parts of ships.
Source: EITB
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