Despite positive news that came out of the recent Council of Ministers for fishermen operating from Spain’s Atlantic coast, hard times are still here for Mediterranean fishermen, according to industry…
Spanish industry body Cepesca has made it clear that it intends to fight all the way against the closures of 87 demersal fishing zones in Atlantic waters scheduled to come…
While the European Commission is busy congratulating itself on shutting down 87 areas to all demersal fishing gears in North Atlantic waters, the industry isn’t treating this as good news,…
Spanish industry federation Cepesca has brought together eight port authorities, a fishing company and a fishing gear supplier to launch pilot projects for the responsible handling of fishing gear, incorporating…
The fishing sector welcomes the advances in the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems over the last two decades, industry figures have told a United Nations conference to implement a number of resolutions…
Spanish fishermen’s organisations are urging the European Commission to defend the interests of the Basque pole-and-line fleet, which has remained tied up in Dakar since January, continuing to incur costs,…
Spanish industry body Cepesca has again asked the government to include the country’s deep-sea fleet in the initiative that provides fishing operators with a €0.20/litre fuel support to counteract the…
Speaking at a respected gastronomic event, Salón Gourmets, held this week in Madrid, Cepesca general secretary Javier Garat has warned of the loss of cultural, social, economic and health values…
The Redmar II project in Spain aims to address the gender gap in fisheries and the prevailing gender stereotypes that still prevent women from working on board vessels, even when…
Spain’s fishing industry, represented by the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (Cepesca), has voiced its disappointment at measures announced by the Government in response to the crisis in increased operating costs triggered…