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The Association of Fisheries Industries (Asipes) regretted that the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill to annul the Fisheries Law, stating that it is a fact of the greater severity.
While the artisanal fishing unions in the Bío Bío region reacted divided, where some say that the The rule is unfair and others claim that this law provided different benefits to the sector.
By a large majority, the bill that annuls the Fisheries Law was approved in the Chamber of Deputies, where it obtained 81 votes in favor, 46 against and 12 abstentions.
The legislators who were about to approve this initiative focused their position on the economic, social and environmental consequences of the also known “Longueira Law”.
The president of the National Federation of Artisanal Fishermen (Fenaspar), Hernán Cortés, said that it is a important step and that now it is necessary that the decision be ratified in the Senate, adding that a new project must be created fairer with its sector.
In any case, the decision of the Chamber of Deputies is viewed with concern from the Federation of Artisanal Fishermen of Biobío (Ferepa), where its president, Hugo Arancibia, pointed out that the Fishing Law delivers benefits to the sector.
The president of the Association of Fisheries Industries (Asipes), Macarena Cepeda, stressed that an indication be presented so that the nullity of the law comes into force after 2 years of its approval, something that she sees as an opportunity to create a better project.
In particular, it seeks to cancel the modifications regarding the sustainability of hydrobiological resources, access to industrial and artisanal fishing activity, as well as the regulations for investigation and control.
Now the project will return to the Constitutional Commission of the Lower House, due to the indications made.
On the other hand and before the vote, the Government advanced a reservation of constitutionalityTherefore, this project could end up being debated in the Constitutional Court.
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