The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, held a meeting this Friday with mayors and councilors of Arrecife, Tías and San Bartolomé, as well as the Fishermen's Associations, Chamber of Commerce and representatives of employers to define the next steps that will lead "to the definitive paralysis of the installation of marine cages on the island's coastline".
“The rejection of the island of Lanzarote to the installation of this type of structure on our coastline is resounding, because it clashes head-on with the model of tourism development, sustainability, respect for the ecosystem and the seabed that characterizes our island,” explained the president of the Cabildo.
"The Regional Plan for the Management of Aquaculture in the Canary Islands (PROAC), approved in 2018 with the agreement of the previous government group of the Cabildo under the presidency of Pedro San Ginés, orders the areas with the possibility of aquaculture use in the Canary Islands, and directly affects the coastline of the municipalities of Arrecife, San Bartolomé and Tías", recalls the Island Corporation. María Dolores Corujo defines the plan as “an unfortunate decision by the previous regional government, led by Fernando Clavijo”, and assures that they will take "all the political, social and legal measures necessary to stop it”.
The Cabildo of Lanzarote, together with the institutions participating in the meeting, affirms that it will "continue with the work that began during the allegation process, will transfer the debate to Parliament and will urge the Government of the Canary Islands to find the legal formula to end this situation." “We recognize that it is a decision adopted by the previous executive, but the current one has to provide an urgent and effective solution”, added Corujo.
The Island Corporation has announced that it will act through its legal and technical services "to prevent future generations from encountering this problem of sustainability and uncertainty." “It will be the justice system that must rule, because there is a key value in politics that is respect for the decisions of the island's society,” concluded the president of the island's first institution.
