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S. Kedikoglou: Our goal is for fisheries to be sustainable, both for the marine environment and for fishermen

The construction of a sustainable fishery that will benefit the marine environment as well as the livelihood of the fishermen, is a goal of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, said the Deputy Minister, Simos Kedikoglou in his greeting at the general assembly of the Hellenic Coastal Ship Owners Association. ).

“As a ministry, I personally, together with the Directorate of Fisheries, record the challenges of your industry, study the specifics of our seas and seek solutions, together with representatives of competent bodies from Greece and abroad,” he stressed.

The Undersecretary of State for Rural Development and Food described the coastal fishing industry as a pillar of development and the foundation of the primary sector, noting that overfishing and climate change “are now a fact that the seas are under strong pressure and fishermen are seeing their incomes fall.” “.

Finally, he stressed the need to change the institutional framework for recreational fishing and the delimitation of strict professionalism criteria, emphasizing that the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development “is launching a legislative initiative to establish the license and already in the audit process and the legislative initiative for that is, strict criteria of professionalism in order to achieve the clarification of the industry “.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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