PERU fishing with guts to report…
The Costa Rican fishing industry today asked the Government of Luis Guillermo Solís, who assumed office on May 8, which “listen to your requests” on the need for a state policy for sustainable fishing.
Through a press release, the Puntarenas Fishermen Chamber (Camapun) asked the authorities to provide political support to sustainable practices and balanced between marine resources and human needs.
Fishing said they want to meet with the new hierarch Rican Institute of Fishing and Aquaculture (Incopesca), the priest Gustavo Meneses, to express their proposals.
Among their demands is the adoption of the Draft Law on Fisheries and Aquaculture Fisheries regulates semindustrial to suit parameters Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
“In Puntarenas (Pacific) no sources of employment are thousands of fishermen and those who live the sea. Therefore, we are requesting a meeting with government authorities and the fishing industry to establish a dialogue and reach consensus”The president of Camapun, Roy Carranza said in the bulletin.
A ruling by the Constitutional Court last year banned the practice of trawling used by the shrimp fleet, due to the damage occurs on the ocean floor and other species caught incidentally.
In the Legislature there is a bill that seeks to rehabilitate and regulate trawling, which environmentalists oppose.
“Fishing has a social impact that demands you to look and analyze the reality, because there are thousands of families who may be unemployed, unable to rise, in a place where there are no jobs. If properly managed, could be a source of wealth and job”He said Carranza.
For the fisheries sector, it is also vital support more government to regulate the price of fuel inputs and fisheries, combating illegal fishing in the Gulf of Nicoya (Pacific), as well as facilities for financing the national bank.
SOURCE: Economia.terra.com.pe
