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Further to overfishing by Spain of its mackerel quota in 2009, the European Commission has decided on a deduction scheme for future Spanish quotas.
Over the last 20 years, a major goal of Notus has been to share knowledge between different fisheries. As such, this article focuses on the F/V María dels Angels from Barcelona, Spain.
The Marine Stewardship Council announced that Pescafria-Pesquera Rodríguez has been awarded MSC sustainable fishing certification, making PESCAFRIA the first Spanish fishery and the first European Union Barents Sea cod fishery to be awarded this distinction. The announcement was made at a press conference attended by Basque government representatives Jon Azkue, Deputy Regional Minister for Fisheries and the Food Industry, and Jokin Díaz, Director for Fisheries and Aquaculture; Pescafria Manager Francisco Rodríguez; MSC Regional Director for Europe Nicolas Guichoux, and Laura Rodríguez, MSC Spain and Portugal Country Manager.
Spanish government put stress on more boost and determination in fisheries accord between EU and third countries.
First Spanish small-scale fisheries have entered full assessment to attain MSC certificate, says a report.
While sturgeon is an endangered species in the wild, farming it has been widely accepted as a valid sustainable alternative to obtain high quality caviar. For this reason and for the extreme care taken by Caviar Nacarii in limiting the impact of its production on the environment, its sturgeon and caviar have been awarded the Friend of the Sea sustainability certification
Galician mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from Mariscos Linamar S.L. have been certified Friend of the Sea. Both, Mariscos Linamar and Depuradora La Sirena (the purification Plant) are located in the Port of Tragove – Cambados, the geographical centre of the “Rias Baixas”.
Comercial Pernas S.L. is now trading Yellowfin and albacore tuna from approved Friend of the Sea vessels. Suppliers of Comercial Pernas are Grupo Pevaeche Eastern Atlantic tuna seiners fleet and pole and line fleet of South African ICV Africa.
Fishing industry in Spain has strongly reacted over the ‘apocalyptic messages’ on tuna stocks.
Spanish government has decided to close mackerel fishery early due to exhaustion of quota.