Next stage of fishing gear recycling
Spanish industry body Cepesca is launching the REDISMAR, an initiative aimed at improving the management of fishing nets and gear at the end of their useful life through eco-design and…
Policy endangers future of fishing, Spanish federation warns
In a conference held in the Spanish Senate, industry delegates have demanded an urgent review of the Western Mediterranean Multiannual Plan (WestMedMAP), warning that current fisheries policy is seriously affecting…
Spanish industry demands exceptional measures as fuel price doubles
Spanish industry federations CEPESCA and FNCP are warning that the increase in fuel costs puts the viability of companies, employment, and food supply at risk. The Spanish Confederation of Fisheries…
Gear recycling initiative in second phase
Building on the original Redes de España (Nets of Spain) pilot initiative to develop routes to recycle end-of-life fishing gear for other purposes, the Redes de España II project is…
Nets to car parts
The Redes de España initiative clears the way for fishing gear to be recycled into new items, notably car components, and the next step is to develop an operational model that…
Spanish industry lobbies Minister to maintain Europe’s focus on fisheries
The Spanish fishing industry represented by Cepesca has called on Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Luis Planas to firmly advocate at the European Council for a specific fund for…
Spanish federation takes its demands to Brussels
By bringing its board of directors together in Brussels for the first time, Spanish industry federation Cepesca taken its demands close to the political centre where decisions are made. With…
Industry’s concern over Commission’s mixed messages
The Spanish fishing body Cepesca has told European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis that the messages he has been sending since taking office five months ago need to become…
CFP needs to guarantee profitability and sustainability
During a meeting in Vigo with the European Commission, Spain’s Secretary General for Fisheries Isabel Artime stressed the need to adapt the Common Fisheries Policy to current realities and challenges…
Julio Morón re-elected Cepesca president
The General Assembly of the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA) has confirmed Julio Morón position at its president for a further term. A marine biologist with a strong track record in fisheries research…
