Plan to supply fuel to industrial fishing only covers 37% of vessels
Salvatore Passanisi, president of the Eastern Association of Fishing Shipowners (Asopesca), warned that the fuel supply plan for industrial fishing vessels announced by the Ministry of Fisheries to reactivate the fishing fleet only covers 90 out of the 240 registered vessels in the eastern part of the country, i.e., 37% [...]
TL;DR
- The fuel supply plan for industrial fishing vessels only covers 90 out of 240 registered boats in the eastern region (37%).
- The plan aims to supply 50,000 liters of fuel at $0.15 per liter, which is insufficient for the majority of vessels.
- Over half of the fishing fleet will be unable to operate under the current plan.
- The fishing sector employs 21,000 workers directly and indirectly and is the main economic activity in the eastern part of the country.
- The president of Asopesca hopes for more regular fuel distribution and adherence to the agreed price.