Malaga fishermen in Spain have agreed that they will return to fishing from today, Wednesday, March 30. This comes after a meeting held on Tuesday 29, between representatives of the national associations, and Luis Planas, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Last week, the fishermen of Andalucia announced that they would not return to fishing until Thursday 31. This was changed, and the fishing strike was called off, after Mr Planas announced a series of measures to mitigate the rise in diesel costs in the sector.
Carmen Andreu, the spokesperson for Mercamalaga, and a wholesaler, explained earlier in the day that with a 30 per cent reduction in fish, she was selling fish arriving from the north of Spain. She was also getting supplies from countries such as Italy, Morocco and Portugal.
However, she said that she was confident that the situation would return to normal as soon as possible, and that the fishermen would be able to fish again…