The Board respond to central government after your request to unlock the project dredging of the Ría do Burgo. The Consellería do Mar He assures that he promised on several occasions to suspend shellfish immediately, when the contract for the start of the works is signed. In its reply, the autonomous administration indicates that the State As the owner of the affected land, you already have the availability of them. It considers a stop at the shellfish farm to be unjustified until the work of the expected regeneration of the Ría begins. The Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, sent a letter to the president of the Xunta in which he warned that he could not advance in the process of contracting the works if he does not have “the essential support of the regional administration“He urges you to prove the availability of the land in order to tender the dredging.
The Consellería do Mar indicates that it undertakes to suspend the existing shellfish exploitation plans in the area at the time the works begin. He adds that this position is seconded by Fishermen’s Association of A Coruña. The Xunta understands that the bidding of the actions in the Ría do Burgo depends exclusively on the will of the State to initiate the process. He reiterates his predisposition to collaborate in the aspects that affect him with the objective that the cleaning of the estuary begins as soon as possible. In its response to the letter from Minister Ribera, the department that directs Rosa Quintana stresses that there is no legal basis to suspend shellfish activity during the contract tender because it can last for months.
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