The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, in the Senate's plenary session.
The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, has announced that the purse seine fishing fleet in the Gulf of Cádiz will be allowed to catch 7,000 tons of anchovy in 2025, seven times more than in 2024.
The measure, incorporated into the regulation of Total Allowable Catches (TAC) and quotas for 2025, will be approved by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the European Union Member States (Coreper).
In addition, the sardine quota has increased based on the results of scientific reports, and the 32 tons lobster quota agreed upon at the European Union (EU) Fisheries Council meeting held last week in Brussels has been maintained.
Fishing opportunities for the Mediterranean were agreed upon among EU member states at the Council of Fisheries Ministers held last week in Brussels.
The European Commission had initially proposed a 79% reduction in fishing days, corresponding to an average of 27 fishing days in the whole year, compared with 130 days in 2024.
After reaching the agreement, the Spanish government confirmed it would finance changes needed to Spain's fishing fleet to ensure the maximum number of fishing days in the Mediterranean in 2025.
