Overview
- Cofradías plan to halt most small‑scale operations and close many fish auctions on Monday, with protests in Madrid timed to a meeting with Fisheries Secretary Isabel Artime.
- The sector seeks to restore a 50‑kilogram threshold for electronic catch reporting instead of the current “kilo zero” requirement and to relax advance port‑arrival notifications.
- Key obligations that took effect on January 10 include electronic logbooks, vessel geolocation and stricter catch recording for 12–15 meter boats, with cameras to be phased in later by risk.
- Fisher leaders cite impractical weighing at sea, risk of costly fines for errors, and short, near‑shore trips that make four‑hour (or 2.5‑hour in Spain) pre‑notice rules unworkable.
- Regional officials and local groups, including in Galicia and the Valencian Community, are mobilizing buses and calling for immediate adaptations, and the FNCP will decide after the meeting whether the tie‑up continues.