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The National Fisheries Council has left open the possibility to adopt quotas that provide significant reductions. (Photo: Subpesca/Stock File/FIS)
Fishing quotas for 2011 defined
CHILE
Friday, December 03, 2010, 22:40 (GMT + 9)
The National Fisheries Council has voted on the proposal which was put forward by the Subsecretary of Fisheries for fishing opportunities of shellfish, hake and sardine, but did not get a quorum to assess the contributions of the fisheries on which it posed a considerable reduction.
Subsecretary of Fisheries, Pablo Galilea, explained that the quotas were approved suggested for the fisheries of anchovy, South American pilchard, southern blue whiting, nylon shrimp, yellow squat lobster and squat lobster.
But left unresolved until the next Council meeting on 9 December, the share voting for anchovy and Spanish sardine in the XV-II region and anchovy for regions III and IV. The secretary said he hopes to reach an agreement for these fisheries and "it is the only way to ensure the sustainability of the resource."
Fishing quotas for crustaceans were the first to be approved.
For nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) between regions II and VIII, catches have been reduced by 5 per cent in 2011 to 5,200 tonnes, 300 tonnes less than in 2010.
Squat lobster catches (Pleuroncodes monodon) between regions XV and IV decreased by 12 per cent to 1,979 tonnes. Meanwhile, the share of the yellow squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) of regions III and IV remained at 3,100 tonnes.
Then they established quotas for southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis) between parallel 41°28,6´ S and Region XII. They approved the proposal to reduce the quota by 7 per cent, so that it can capture a total of 25,000 tonnes, 2,000 tonnes less when compared to 2010.
As for pelagic fisheries, the quota for South American pilchard (Sardinops sagax) in regions III-IV remains at the same value as this year, 2,500 tonnes.
Finally, after extensive debate, they were able to approve or reject the remaining fisheries, where the Subsecretary of Fisheries proposed a sharp decline from the previous period.
Voting shares which remain are: 500,000 tonnes for anchovy (Engraulis ringens) in regions XV-II (a reduction of 60 per cent compared to 2010), 5,000 tonnes for the South American pilchard in XV-II (a decrease of 50 per cent) and 60,000 tonnes for anchovy in III-IV (43 per cent less).
By Silvina Corniola
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