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Credit @Es Corall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On January 10th, two years after its publication, the European Union Fisheries Control Regulation<\/a> came into force for vessels over 12 metres. Small-scale fishing vessels under 12 metres still have two years before the regulation is implemented, but most of them are joined the protests and general strike called yesterday by the Spanish inshore fishing sector, due to their concern about some of the measures that will come into force in 2028. <\/span><\/p>\n

The small-scale fishing sector does not deny the need for effective control, but its current discontent is due to the excessive bureaucracy and high administrative burden that the regulation entails and which, at the same time, may pose a high risk to maritime safety. When the LIFE Control Regulation was published in 2024, <\/span>LIFE carried out a brief analysis of it<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Currently, fishers claim that those who drafted and approved the control regulation are unaware of the reality of the small-scale fishing sector and what its requirements will actually mean in their day-to-day work. Specifically, they are opposed to:<\/span><\/p>\n

– Notification of 4 hours’ notice before entering port: For vessels that fish close to the coast and make trips that normally last less than 12 or even 8 hours, this timing is difficult to guess, would probably coincide during fishing operations and does not add any useful information to the control since -at least in Spain- every fisheries modality has its own schedule to leave and return to port.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Fish will have to be weighed on board with a margin of error of less than 10%: It is impossible to untangle, sort and weigh the product on board before entering port, in small vessels, sometimes without any crew, while manoeuvring and with the vessel in motion, and this seriously affects maritime safety. While it is important to have an accurate catch declaration, this can wait until arrival on land, where all the necessary equipment and conditions are in place to do so with all the necessary guarantees and accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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LIFE Spanish Members, including Empord\u00e0 Mar, made their voice heard on the ground and on social media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the other hand, the lack of information and uncertainty that Member States are providing on how the digitisation system will work, from the electronic logbook on board to the new obligation to carry a VMS system on small-scale vessels, is a cause for concern for the sector, which demands that they be taken into account in its design. If implemented correctly, digitisation could revolutionise data collection and use, empowering fishers on the one hand and improving their visibility and increasing the reliability of scientific advice on the other. If not implemented correctly, with tracking and data collection systems that have not been sufficiently tested, are costly and have not been designed with the involvement of fishers from the start, it could wreak havoc and further increase the bureaucratic burden, as we have seen with the disastrous implementation of the iVMS tracking system in the United Kingdom. The secret to successful digitisation is multifunctionality: vessel monitoring and electronic catch reporting systems must be useful to both authorities and fishers, otherwise they simply will not work.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pescadores espa\u00f1oles de peque\u00f1a escala se suma a las protestas contra determinadas disposiciones del Reglamento de Control de la Pesca<\/b><\/p>\n

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Foto credit @Es corall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

El pasado 10 de enero, 2 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s de su publicaci\u00f3n, entr\u00f3 en vigor el Reglamento de Control de la actividad pesquera de la Union europea<\/a> para los buques de m\u00e1s de 12 metros. A la pesca de peque\u00f1a escala, de menos de 12 metros, a\u00fan le quedan 2 a\u00f1os para su implementaci\u00f3n, pero la mayor\u00eda de ellos se sumaron ayer a las protestas y a la parada general del sector de pesca de bajura espa\u00f1ol, preocupados por algunas de las medidas que les vendr\u00e1n en 2028.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

El sector ar<\/span>tesanal no niega la necesidad de un control efectivo, pero su malestar actual se debe a la excesiva burocratizaci\u00f3n y elevada carga administrativa que el reglamento supone y que -a la vez- puede suponer un alto riesgo a la seguridad mar\u00edtima. Cuando se public\u00f3 el Reglamento Control en 2024, LIFE <\/span>ya hizo un breve an\u00e1lisis del mismo<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Actualmente, los pescadores aseguran que quien ha redactado y aprobado el reglamento de control no conoce la realidad del sector pesquero de peque\u00f1a escala y lo que sus requerimientos supondr\u00e1n realmente en su d\u00eda a d\u00eda. Concretamente, se manifiestan en contra de:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

– Notificaci\u00f3n con 4 horas de antelaci\u00f3n antes de entrar en puerto: Para los buques que faenan cerca de la costa y realizan salidas que normalmente duran menos de 12 o incluso 8 horas, este plazo es dif\u00edcil de calcular, probablemente coincidir\u00eda con las operaciones de pesca y no aporta ninguna informaci\u00f3n \u00fatil al control, ya que, al menos en Espa\u00f1a, cada modalidad pesquera tiene su propio horario de salida y regreso al puerto.<\/span><\/p>\n

– El pescado deba ser pesado a bordo y con un margen de error de menos del 10%. Conseguir desenmallar, clasificar y pesar el producto a bordo antes de entrar a puerto, en embarcaciones peque\u00f1as, a veces sin ning\u00fan tripulante, mientras se maniobra y el barco est\u00e1 en movimiento es algo imposible y que afecta gravemente a la seguridad mar\u00edtima. Si bien es importante tener la declaraci\u00f3n ajustada de capturas, ello puede esperar a su llegada en tierra donde hay todo el material y condiciones para poderlo hacer, con todas las garant\u00edas y exactitud necesarias.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Los miembros espa\u00f1oles de LIFE, incluido Empord\u00e0 Mar, hicieron o\u00edr su voz tanto sobre el terreno como en las redes sociales.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Por otro lado, la escasa informaci\u00f3n e incertidumbre que los estados miembros est\u00e1n dando a como avanzar\u00e1 el sistema de digitalizaci\u00f3n, del diario electr\u00f3nico a bordo y la nueva obligaci\u00f3n de llevar un sistema de VMS de las embarcaciones de peque\u00f1a escala preocupan al sector, que demanda que se les tenga en cuenta en su dise\u00f1o. La digitalizaci\u00f3n, si se implementa correctamente, podr\u00eda revolucionar la recopilaci\u00f3n y el uso de datos, empoderando a los pescadores, por un lado, mejorando su visibilidad y aumentando la fiabilidad del asesoramiento cient\u00edfico, por otro. Si no se implementa correctamente, con sistemas de seguimiento y recopilaci\u00f3n de datos sin suficiente testeo, elevados costes y sin la participaci\u00f3n de los pescadores en su dise\u00f1o desde el inicio, podr\u00eda causar estragos y aumentar a\u00fan m\u00e1s la carga burocr\u00e1tica, como hemos visto con la desastrosa implantaci\u00f3n del sistema de seguimiento iVMS en el Reino Unido. El secreto del \u00e9xito de la digitalizaci\u00f3n es la multifuncionalidad: los sistemas de seguimiento de buques y de notificaci\u00f3n electr\u00f3nica de capturas deben ser \u00fatiles tanto para las autoridades como para los pescadores, de lo contrario, simplemente no funcionar\u00e1n.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Additional information on the general strike in the press\/Informaci\u00f3n adicional sobre la huelga general en la prensa<\/span><\/p>\n

El Periodico<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Informacion\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

La Voz de Galicia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

EFE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

EFEAgro<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

CanalSur<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

InformativosTVC (video Youtube)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Noticiascuatro (video Instagram)<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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