Although Galicia has recovered its membership levels after the economic boom before 2009, the scenario on land is far from that seen at sea. In the last decade, more than 3,000 jobs have been lost. a heterogeneous group of sailors, fishing nets, or shellfish collectors who adhere to this regimen. The number of fisheries-related workers has decreased by more than 30% in the last ten years.and six out of ten people are over the age of forty. The absence of generational shifts is therefore populated by an aging industry that has been depleted by the ever-dwindling fishing opportunities in community waters and is now staggered by the cost of diesel. Three elements that are the perfect leverage for a never-ending bloodshed: The Galician fleet is losing cash every week, either because they’re leaving the continent for other fishing grounds to make more profit, or because they’ve been definitively withdrawn from the census. one to keep them running. Since August of last year, not counting shipwrecks Villa de Pitanxo and stonesFifty fishing boats were lost in Galicia.
The larger ships that were deregistered made long-distance voyages to register in other countries and thus benefited from greater quotas or special fishing agreements. Ship exports are an accelerating trend in the last year.As confirmed by data provided by the European Commission. France has two left: sea seas (Caused a leave on August 4) and Nuevo Laredo (July 26). Built by the now defunct Nodosa shipyard, the first ship with a length of 38.5 meters had the Vigo registration, but is now operated from Ondarroa. The second is 36.3 meters long and is mounted on the Armada. They are units that follow in the footsteps of a very large list of fishing boats in their time.Argeller, Yours Beach, Bouza River, Picamillo Lighthouse, Pepe Barreiro…), those who find better accommodation – and profitability – in the ports of Bayonne or Lorient.
In short, last year’s average length of more than 33 meters and its total capacity (in tons of gross tonnage, gross tonnage) 3240 GT. Besides France, Mauritania, Morocco, Belize, Oman and South Africa, where fishing companies such as Iberconsa, Pereira or Pescapuerta consolidated their presence, became other destination pavilions. already in Cape Town Sabari Bridgedate player NAFO fishing area with about 1,400 GT. It was the biggest loss in terms of capacity for the Galician census.
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Going back to the past and as FARO has published, in the last ten years Galicia has exported more than fifty fishing vessels with a total tonnage of around 28,000 GT. It represents 20% of the fishing capacity. of the community. Walvis, Luanda, Cork, Nouadhibou, Tallinn. These are the names that some Galician-owned fishing boats have now attached to their hulls and started their journeys under the Spanish flag. units such as Hio’s Villa, Forcadela, Baqueiro Three Fishing (now dunboy), Areamilla Beach (Today table 1) anyone Lodairo’s New Virgin (Lennuk), were built mainly at shipyards in Vigo, such as the now defunct MCíes, Construcciones Navales Paulino Freire or Armón.
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In any case and although they are a reference for GT purposes, the heaviest losses occurred in the small gear fleet. Mostly from family businesses and boats dedicated to resources like octopus, sea bass or crab. In the same analysis period, 40 ships were identified as “scrap” or removed from the records, according to the official information sent to Brussels by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Most (22) disappeared between August and December of last year; the rest are those who say goodbye to their activities until this Monday. This is the case of La Salve, a base port in Noia, which formalized its farewell on July 19. It was 5.2 meters long. The average size of this group of ships as a whole barely reaches 6.5 meters with just 252 GT. Lira, Arcade, Baiona, Bueu, Camariñas, Santa Cristina de Cobres, Portosín, Redondela, Marín, Caion, Lorbé…