Anglers warn that banning activity will lead to an increase in illegal fishing
The Basque Angularis Association has denounced in the Basque Parliament that the abandonment of professional angling fishing can have negative consequences because fishermen act as guardians of rivers and contribute to the detection of discharges, invasive species or illegal catches.
The Basque Angularis Association (UAE) has warned that the ban on the capture of angles by professionalsmay leadto an increase in illegal fishing , since they have explained that it is they who monitor the state of the rivers.
The president of the association, Unai Eizaguirre, has said that fishermen are "the eyes of rivers" and that their presence allows to detect discharges, invasive species or illegal activities , so they fear that practices on the black market will increase again.
Eizaguirre and his spokesman, José Ignacio Bedoya, have appeared in the Basque Parliament to explain the 'serious' situation in the sector following the decision ofthe Basque Government to suspend angling fishing in the 2025-2026 campaign.
The representatives of the group criticise the fact that the ban is applied only in the Basque Country and not in Antabria and Asturias, and denounce the fact that the Government has not acted with the same intensity on other factors affecting the survival of the species.
In this regard, they have cited the discharges of large companies into rivers, the hydroelectric infrastructure (whose turbines, they have claimed, "mercilessly crush eels") and the lack of control over invasive species.
They have also explained that they have not met with the Basque Government and that the sector has been under high catch limits for years, which Bedoya has described as' suffocating 'for professionals.
The President of the Association has asked the Basque Government to listen to the sector and has shown his willingness to participate in this week's meeting with the Department of Fisheries and the Members ofParliament in order to make progress on a new angle management plan , and has also called for the participation of those responsible for industry and ecological transition to deal with the responsibility of electricity and emission companies.
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