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Galician and Spanish fishing sector regulatory challenges

Overview

The Galician fishing sector is seeking increased regulatory stability and environmental protections to ensure socioeconomic profitability. The Galician Department of the Sea has formally requested that the European Commission provide quota stability and legal certainty for 2027. Their proposals include recognizing the Bay of Biscay and Iberian waters as strategic assets and implementing multi-year recovery paths to avoid drastic annual quota fluctuations, particularly when stock recovery is impacted by environmental factors.

In addition to quota concerns, the sector is navigating biological and environmental crises. In Galicia, authorities are working to extend the General Shellfish Exploitation Plan until late 2029 to allow bivalve populations to recover following significant mollusk mortality caused by severe storms and decreased salinity in Atlantic waters. Meanwhile, broader Spanish fishing interests, such as the Anamar fleet in Huelva, face additional uncertainty regarding the expiration of fishing agreements between the EU and Mauritania.

Entities

European Union · Consellería do Mar · Galicia · Anamar · Mauritania

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Shellfish fishing sectors in Huelva and Galicia face regulatory and environmental uncertainty

    Spanish shellfish fishing faces dual pressures: uncertainty over the EU-Mauritania fishing agreement in Huelva and a management plan extension in Galicia to allow bivalve populations to recover from salinity-dr

  2. 11 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Galicia requests EU fishing quota stability and legal certainty for 2027

    Galicia's Department of the Sea has urged the EU to ensure fishing quota stability and legal certainty for 2027, advocating for multi-year recovery plans and support against energy costs.

Sources

elcalbucano.cl · elcorreoweb.es · galiciapress.es · huelvared.com · moncloa.com · ocio.farodevigo.es