If the countryside is having a hard time, fishing is not far behind, so it was only a matter of time before this sector joined the farmer-led mobilizations. This was on Friday and was a result of the strike called by the Castellón fraternities. 25% of the trawlers docked in the harbor in the province of Alicante are supported on an individual level. On a day when agricultural protests lost their intensity, they centered on the La Granadina industrial area in San Isidro, where the Civil Guard prevented disruptions that could affect truck traffic from occurring.
In the same week, it became known that the European Union (EU) trawling cut in fishing days will finally be 45 days this year, instead of the initially calculated 15 days. It is a complete blow that will leave no profit margin for the sector, as the sector, which could operate for 240 days until five days ago, can only operate for 125 days.
The news was received like a literal bucket of cold water; The first to react were the Castellón brotherhood, calling for a strike this Friday, supported by 55 vessels engaged in this type of fishing operating in this state. In this context, although the call was not made to the province of Alicante, Approximately 25% of the 125 ships devoted to trawling remained anchored in the portAs a gesture of support for the fishermen of Castellón, but also to draw attention to the critical situation of the sector.
The decision to support the strike was made at an individual level, but it is not excluded that it will become official in the coming days. This is expressed by Juan Mulet, state secretary of the Fishermen’s Guilds of Alicante, who emphasizes: “We do not agree with the Castellón call because First of all, we want to know how much help we will receive in compensation and what will happen to those who still owe us money.. “Based on all of this, we will make a decision.”
Meanwhile, farmers continued their mobilization this Friday, albeit at a lower intensity than previous days. On this occasion, the protests were limited to the La Granadina industrial zone in San Isidro, where the Civil Guard prevented exits from the building. What was intended by this was Avoiding disruptions recorded in previous days, which affected transport trucks and caused slight delays in the delivery of goods.
But as Miguel Poveda, a spokesman for the farmers leading the protests, explained: It will continue practically every day with tractor trails held outside major professional organizations.. In their own words, they decided to act on their own because, they say, “We don’t feel defended by them. “It took them too long to mobilize, and when they did, we think they didn’t act forcefully enough.”