The European fisheries sector, grouped within the Europêche organisation of which the Spanish Confederation of Fisheries (CEPESCA) is a member, asked the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius, on 16 March to adopt urgent and extraordinary measures to deal with the socio-economic impact caused by the coronavirus.
“The sector is already experiencing a significant reduction in demand for fish, as well as a significant drop in prices at some...