US EditionChile Ups Hake Catch Limits for Small-Scale Fishermen
- The Chilean Congress passed a law increasing the share of the hake catch for small-scale fishermen from 40% to 45%.
- This law comes after small-scale fishermen staged violent protests for a higher share of the catch.
- The annual catch quota for hake is set at 35,000 tons, with 55% designated for industrial fisheries.
- The increase aims to support artisanal fishermen in their fishing efforts.
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Earlier this month, the mixed commission reached an agreement to resolve the distribution of the common hake between the regions of Coquimbo and Los Lagos. A debate that was marked by the questioning of the government of President Gabriel. Darts that took place against the Undersecretary of Fisheries, Julio Salas, for the delivery of erroneous data during the processing of the quota of hake, a fact that revived and modified the discussion on the…
Santiago de Chile, 19 Jun (Prensa Latina) Dissimilar reactions exist today in Chile before the draft law that modifies the fractionation of fishing quotas, which was approved in the National Congress and will be promulgated soon. The post Reactions found by fishing fractionation law in Chile first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.
It was at the session of the Senate House that the report of the Joint Commission for the Fractionation of the Common Hake was reviewed, as part of the new Fisheries Act, where the Maule Senator, Paulina Vodanovic, president of the Socialist Party, intervened to justify her vote. While the parliamentarian voted in favour of 55 percent for the industrial sector and 45 percent for artisanal fishing, she expressed her discomfort at the initial chan…
After violent protests: Chile ups hake catch limits for small-scale fishermen
Santiago de Chile, 19 June 2025 (AFP) – On Wednesday, the Chilean Parliament approved a law raising the share of quotas allocated to artisanal fishing, to the detriment of industrialists, for the catches of hake, a key species of activity of small-scale fishermen who demanded a change in regulations. Chile, the world's tenth largest [...]
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