Striped white venus clam, Chamelea gallina.
'Getting paid for striped white venus clam the price it deserves' becomes a priority
SPAIN
Friday, November 16, 2018, 22:30 (GMT + 9)
One of the main challenges facing the striped white venus clam sector of the Gulf of Cadiz is "to get paid for this product the price it deserves," says Undersecretary of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of Andalusia Rodrigo Sánchez Haro. In this sense, the Andalusian undersecretary defended, in Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), the need to have an Organization of Fishing Producers of Hydraulic Dredge Vessels, "a very important tool to improve marketing and get more profitability to the product."
Therefore, he said that from the Undersecretariat they are pushing "to make it a reality as soon as possible."
The undersecretary, who after a visit to Huelva ports on Isla Cristina and Punta Umbria met with representatives of this capture activity in the Cadiz area, insisted that it is "a priority" that the line must show the excellence of the Andalusian striped white venus clam, and that it differs from that of other countries, so that it is not confused."
"We have the best striped white venus clam in the world due to its size, taste, freshness and sanitary conditions and we have to make this known," said Sánchez Haro.
Picture of a hydraulic dredge system on the bow of fishing vessels (Photo: Stock file)►
With this aim, he announced that they will launch a campaign to promote the Andalusian striped white venus clam throughout the autonomous community, matching the Christmas shopping period, to encourage consumption.
He explained that the objective is to help recover the lost market share, which took place, above all, because of the closure of the Gulf of Cádiz fishing grounds from January until September 30, and contribute to obtaining a better price.
To catch the striped white venus clam (Chamelea gallina) in the Gulf of Cádiz, a fleet of 96 hydraulic dredger boats and 291 crew members is based in the ports of Isla Cristina, Punta Umbría, Lepe and Ayamonte, in Huelva, and Sanlúcar de Barrameda, in Cádiz.
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