Planas asks that vessels up to 9 meters be exempt from geolocation
Luxembourg, Jun 28 (EFE) .- The Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Luis Planas, will defend this Monday at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council held today and tomorrow in Luxembourg, that vessels of less than 9 meters in length remain "exempt" from the obligation of electronic communication, he said in statements to EFE.
"The electronic communication necessary to go out to fish in fishing tasks that are roundtrip during the day and that are normally in sight of the coast, even in inland waters, seems excessive to us," Planas said before entering the meeting. .
The minister said that this new obligation that is foreseen in the fishing control regulation that is being negotiated in Brussels affects "approximately" some 4,900 vessels in the case of Spain and "therefore, it seems to us something that we should also try to solve with the European Parliament ".
The future regulation on fishing control wants to force the electronic location of all fishing vessels in the EU; to fully digital notification of catches, through logbooks.
In addition, it intends to establish greater control over discards before the ships arrive at port, forcing the installation of cameras with closed television circuit on the vessels.
