Fisheries General Secretary Alicia Villauriz, The government works so that European Union including fisheries in their investments sustainability Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) of the agri-food sector.
“We continue to recommend that the EU be able to include it so that it can be the subject of this aid, within the framework of the PERTE agri-food aid that excludes fisheries,” Villauriz said. The Agriculture and Fisheries Commission will present the General Government Budgets (PGE) of their departments at the Congress of Deputies.
Regarding the complex situation of the Spanish fleet, Villauriz said: The government took “rapid” measures to mitigate the impact of the increase in fuels This promotes the fishing industry. “With direct aid distributed in record time and those that have already been called in for an amount of 50m euros, it has been dealt with at 20 cents, with specific measures for the sector,” he recalled.
On the other hand, the Fisheries General Secretary welcomed Europe’s increase in the southern hake quota for Spain by 84%. “This year we have stock growth that will be consolidated next year. Scientific evaluation is necessary to realize future and profitable fisheries management.“It was stress.
Villauriz went to the Congress of Deputies this Wednesday and presented the Fisheries General Secretariat’s budget of 79.3m euros, 23% more added to the 21.65m Rescue, Transformation and Resilience Fund. The plan, which will have a total of 101 million euros.
“We have following budgets” To accompany the industry in the consolidation of a model that has sustainability and profitability as its main axes.Because we need a competitive fishing industry, a guarantor of food security, and we can only achieve this with healthy and productive oceans,” he said.
Regarding the fisheries structures and markets improvement program, it will be equipped with EUR 57.2 million in 2023, representing a 25% increase, to finance measures to support the competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector through technological development and innovation.
“Only a profitable fishing activity can be sustained and these budgets are of the utmost importance for the future, as they are considering financing measures to support the competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector,” he said.
For its part, the fisheries resource conservation and sustainable development program will be allocated €22.1 million, 20% more, and will strengthen scientific knowledge as a fundamental pillar for decision-making in fisheries management.
Villauriz underlined that 13.1 million Euros will be allocated to the management of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, In which cases to deal with fleet temporary stops, which represent 63.7% more Committed to maintaining a satisfactory biological condition of its fishing resources, corresponding to the Mediterranean on this occasion, has a special weight.
The commitment to strengthen the value chain in the fishing industry translates into a new increase in support for producer organizations for the second year in a row, increasing from €18.63 million, 38% more than last year.
In addition, the Fisheries General Secretary stressed that the “solid commitment” to the fishermen’s associations in the budgets is maintained with a budget of 550 thousand euros. We believe we can ensure that all the tools we have from the union are managed more efficiently.”