The purse-seine fishing fleet in the Gulf of Cádiz will be able to catch this year more than double the sardine quota that it had in 2020, after the General Secretariat for Fisheries has increased the quota based on the scientific recommendation of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, which indicates a notable increase in the existing biomass.
So it appears in the Official State Gazette (BOE) of today Thursday, which publishes the resolution of July 28, 2021 of the General Secretariat for Fisheries by which it expands the quota of Iberian sardines (Sardina pilchardus) that may be caught by the vessels of the purse-seine census of the Gulf of Cádiz during 2021, which is finally set at 5,279 tons. This quantity represents 2,475 tons more than the initial allocation made in May and represents an increase of more than double (111%) with respect to the quota that was made available to this fleet in 2020.
This new resolution is a modification of the one signed by the General Secretariat of Fisheries on May 17, 2021 on the allocation of catch quotas for the Iberian sardine, thus transferring the individual quotas of the purse-seine vessels of the Gulf of Cádiz of the increase in the global number of catches that the Spanish fleet can make, the resolution of which was published in the BOE on 6 August.
Improves sardine biomass
This measure reflects the update of the scientific recommendation made by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) on the Iberian sardine population last June, which indicates a significant improvement in its biomass. , the result of the sustainable management and joint collaboration that Spain and Portugal have carried out for years for the recovery of the population, mainly thanks to the purse-seine fleet in the Gulf of Cádiz, which has traditionally had higher sardine catches compared to fleets from other fishing grounds .
This remarkable increase in the global quantity allocated to the Gulf of Cádiz fleet also occurs in midsummer, which is when the sardine is in higher demand and reaches higher prices, which will allow a significant improvement in yields and profits. of this fleet, since it is highly dependent on this species as it constitutes, together with the anchovy, the bulk of the annual catches made.
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Cádiz and Huelva will have more than double the sardine this year
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The purse-seine fishing fleet in the Gulf of Cádiz will be able to catch this year more than double the sardine quota that it had in 2020, after the General Secretariat for Fisheries has increased the quota based on the scientific recommendation of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
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Gastronomy Journal