The European Union (EU) has closed, after two days of intense negotiations, an agreement on the distribution of the

fishing quotas in the Atlantic

and the working days in the Mediterranean for 2022.

"We have an agreement,"

announced Council spokeswoman Emma O'Driscoll at 9:00 local time.

Finally, the agreement reached includes an 8% cut in the catches of southern hake in the Cantabrian Sea and between Finisterre and the Gulf of Cádiz, which represents the third year of decline in fishing, although an improvement compared to the reduction proposed by the Commission. European 18.5%.

Other species of interest to the Spanish fleet in the Atlantic, such as sole from the national fishing ground, will also suffer a decrease of 5%, while the quota for pollock remains with respect to last year.

The initial proposal from Brussels

was rejected by Spain

due to the cut imposed in particular on hake in Iberian waters, the species with the highest commercial value for the national fleet, as well as sole and Norway lobster.

Spain was also opposed to

reducing fishing effort by another 7.5% for trawling

and longlines in the Mediterranean.

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