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The quotas approved this year for fishermen have included a reduction in herring catches. However, the quota for sprat increased from 10.5 to 11.1 thousand. tons, allowed to fish and a little more salmon.
According to Mindaugas Rimeikis, president of the Coastal Business and Recreational Fishing Association, after the prohibition of fishing for cod, the hopes of the fishermen remain melted and well founded. Fishing for this invasive fish is limitless.
“The demand for fish in general has dropped. Few who buy it eat it. We can only fish for cod as bycatch, if, for example, we take 100 kilograms of some kind of fish, then up to 10 kilograms can be cod. little. There is practically no support for coastal fishermen. I don’t know what it will be or what to expect, “said M. Rimeikis.
Western Express Photo / Mindaugas Rimeikis, Head of the Coastal Commercial and Recreational Fishing Association.
According to him, fishing for cod is likely to be banned for five years.
Cod fishing was banned for both businessmen and fishermen when populations declined dramatically. The ban will continue until the cod population increases.
“Coastal sprat fishermen can catch little. You won’t make a living out of it. You can say that snipe feeds fishermen. Well, good luck if you manage to catch another flounder. Virtually all boats are on the dock,” he lamented A. Bargaila, president of the Lithuanian Association of Fish Producers.
The quota of so-called eastern cod caught off the eastern Baltic coast has also dropped almost three times this year. This year, its quota is 33 tonnes, when in 2019, before the ban came into effect, it was allowed to catch 1,580 tonnes.
According to A. Bargaila, even leaving the business is not so easy. “To my knowledge, nine ships would like to go out of business. However, according to the regulations, to be eligible, they must have been at sea for at least 90 days a year. Due to weather conditions, various quarantine conditions, It is not that simple. In reality, coastal fishermen eat pots and last only three months a year, “explained A. Bargaila.
According to the Fisheries Service, only herring and sprats were caught last year. The eastern cod quota was used by 26% and the salmon quota by 34%.
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