MADRID, 21 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Sustainable Fishing and Fisheries Research Law faces its debate this Thursday in the plenary session of Congress, after the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Commission approved the text without any vote against.
The text to be debated in the chamber will finally incorporate an amendment to the PNV so that the information contained in the records of fishing vessels is bidirectional between the State and the autonomous communities, so that both the State Administration and the autonomous communities are aware ” at all times” of registered vessels.
Likewise, the document incorporated in commission three BNG amendments to prepare a catalog of occupational diseases typical of sea workers, a provision for the guarantee of the right to vote for crew members embarked at height and high altitude and another for the labor authorities to promote , mediate and favor the achievement of collective agreements that guarantee decent working conditions for crew members in deep-sea, high-altitude and coastal fishing.
The regulation aims to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of fishing resources, betting on a more efficient and flexible use of fishing quotas.
The fishing text aims to ensure that fishing activity contributes to job creation, wealth generation and social cohesion in the coastal areas of Spain, as well as strengthening the link between science and political action in this matter.
In addition, the new law introduces the power to adopt measures to strengthen the conservation and sustainable use of fishing resources, such as limiting the volume of catches or regulating the fishing effort, the gear and gear used, the weight or size of the species. , or the establishment of closed seasons.
On the other hand, the text also includes reduction coefficients for the retirement age of some groups of workers in the field of the sea and fishing, whose professions are very exhausting.
The new regulations are part of the programmatic commitment that the Government acquired and that is based on updating the State Maritime Fishing Law, promulgated in 2001, to adapt it to the current situation and reality of the sector, incorporating all the legislative novelties in the field community and ocean governance produced in the last 20 years.
