«The medical officer for seafarers arrives»

«Following the selection procedures, the Ministry of Health has entrusted the task to the medical officer, assigned to Costantina Greco who will operate in Alghero to guarantee health care for seafarers and seafarers. Good news for those waiting to board or for biennial visits and were forced to travel to Olbia to use the service». Thus the regional councilor for Agriculture and Fisheries, Gian Franco Satta and the commander of the Port Authority, Giuseppe Cannarile, in the meeting with the representatives of the navies operating in the Gulf of Asinara.

A discussion organized at the headquarters of the Asinara National Park, by the same competent regional department, in which, in addition to the fishermen and the sector associations, also participated the regional director of the Fishing service, Gavino Palmas, the municipal councilor for Productive Activities , Tore Frulio and the director of the Park, Vittorio Gazale.

«I inform you that the contracts for the trusted doctors of Porto Torres and Sassari are about to be concluded»adds Cannarile. «In the meantime we are working in collaboration with the municipal administration, to be able to guarantee a clinic in Porto Torres too. Unfortunately, this is an unprofitable activity, with remuneration paid based on the number of visits in an area with a small catchment area.” The service was suspended in the city of Porto Torres in June last year, following the leave of the last trustee doctor.

At the center of the meeting were the various critical issues in the world of small-scale professional fishing which must clash with the harvesting activity of sport fishing, the topic of catching lobsters and small-sized octopus. “A regional law is needed to protect small-scale fishing,” said councilor Satta. «A general discipline that identifies a calendar for sport fishermen, limiting the fishing days for the latter. As regards the harvesting of octopus and small lobster, fishing must be closed from 1 April to 31 August to ensure the repopulation of the seas.” Approach requested, shared and supported by councilor Tore Frulio. To promote the process of preparing the law it is necessary to start collecting signatures from the various navies.

The meeting continued with the illustration of the Pesca announcement on “Actions aimed at improving the environmental state of waters” by the Palmas manager. «These meetings are useful for collecting the requests of the fishermen, in particular of the small boats which represent the majority», adds Satta, «who note difficulties in participating in this announcement currently being published. In subsequent tenders, in fact, we will meet their needs to allow the participation of small-scale fishing operators.”

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