Brussels proposes to reduce hake fishing by 20% and bream fishing by 35% by 2027
In the case of sardine, France and Spain would establish fishing quotas in the Gulf of Bizkaia.
On Thursday, the European Commission proposed major cuts in fishing in Iberian waters, including the Gulf of Bizkaia, by 2027. In the case of hake, a 20% reduction in the quota has been put on the table, while the quota for bream would be extended to 35% (up to 2028) and increases in the case of rape (22%) and chicharro (6%).
It has also proposed maintaining the fish fishing quota in these waters in 2027 and 2028 on the basis of a "prudential approach" based on a lack of scientific data or a vulnerability situation of the species.
Brussels recalls that its proposal is based on the latest scientific opinions of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and stresses that the aim is to maintain fisheries at sustainable levels, safeguarding the long-term viability of the sector.
On the other hand, Brussels has proposed that France, Spain and Portugal should be allowed to set national quotas for sea bass and sardine populations, so that France and Spain would establish sardine quotas in the Gulf of Bizkaia.
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