The deputy of the Nationalist Group (CC-PNC) for Lanzarote and La Graciosa, Oswaldo Betancort, has registered in the Parliament of the Canary Islands the first questions of the new parliamentary season, one of which deals with his "enormous concern" regarding the proposal of the Government of the Canary Islands to intervene in 117 pools in the Canary Islands, 11 of them in Lanzarote. In addition, he has requested explanations for the non-removal of the floating cages and other aquaculture infrastructure from Playa Quemada, when the contract for the exploitation of that coastal area expired on August 2.
In this sense, and in accordance with the provisions of article 193 of the Chamber's Regulations, Oswaldo Betancort has requested the appearance of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in order to proceed to inform the next Commission of "why the marine farms in the so-called Bay of Ávila, in the municipality of Yaiza, in Lanzarote, have not yet been removed, which has also caused irreparable damage to the seabed and has harmed fishermen."
Betancort will remind the responsible minister that "the company had to take care of the removal of the cages and the dredging of the seabed, in addition to leaving the area free of sludge and debris that may have accumulated during these years of exploitation."
Likewise, Betancort has joined the criticism and "total opposition" of the parliamentary group to the "Canary Islands pool plan", conveying to the Government and the head of Tourism, "the feeling of the island of Lanzarote, where at least 11 natural points are included in a project that not only aims to touristify virgin spaces of great scenic beauty, but will also cause unprecedented environmental damage," he said.
"It is an attack against nature that does not have, as is logical, the support of the resident population, and I would dare to say, that neither with the support of those who have ever discovered these natural oases in their visits to Lanzarote, La Graciosa, or any other island of the Archipelago," Betancort concluded.
