New 'catch' in front of Congress to make the crisis visible due to the historical downspout of the Paraná River

08/11/2021 7:56 AM

• Clarín.com

• Politics

Updated 08/11/2021 9:35 AM

Different cooperatives of workers dedicated to artisanal fishing, which are nucleated in the Popular Movement (MP) La Dignidad, will carry out this Wednesday

a new "hunt" in the Plaza Congreso.

"The idea of ​​these fights is to make visible the

serious situation that we are going through in the face of the historic downspout of the Paraná River

," José Ramírez, a member of one of the fishermen's cooperatives in the province of Santa Fe, told Télam.

The protest, which

began at 9 o'clock in front of the National Congress,

also includes cooperative members of artisanal fishing from San Pedro, Baradero, Villa Constitución and Villa Gobernador Gálvez, who will offer a kilogram of fish at popular prices.

"We are in need of the support of State agencies. The historic downspout of the Paraná River, added to the lack of legislation for the sector that worsened during the four years of (Mauricio) Macri's government, make us

live in a situation of suffocation economic

", described Ramírez.

Due to the Paraná downspout, the Government declared a "State of Water Emergency" for 180 days in the Paraná River basin region due to the historic downspout that affects the provinces of Formosa, Chaco, Corrientes, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, Misiones and Buenos Aires.

Long lines to buy fish, an image that is repeated in front of Congress.

Photo: Luciano Thieberger.

The situation not only affected the fishing of these workers who are demonstrating in Congress this Wednesday, but also the transfer of corn from the main ports along the river, which had to be transferred to Bahía Blanca.

In June, a large number of people came to buy some of the 12 thousand kilos of fresh fish at 100 pesos, offered by workers in the ports of Mar del Plata, Santa Fe, Rosario, Helvecia, Concordia, Ensenada and Punta Indio. , within the framework of the first "catch."

At that time, the claim was

"to make visible the problem of artisanal fishermen"

in the ports of Mar del Plata, Santa Fe, Rosario, Helvecia, Concordia, Ensenada and Punta Indio.

This time, among the products,

shad and catfish will be offered at 150 pesos per kilogram

, the kilogram of patí at 180 pesos, the vogue 240 pesos per kilo and the dorado at 150 pesos per kg.

As stated, the activity was affected by "the continuous fires that are registered in the coastal area of ​​Paraná and the historic downspout of the river, have generated one of the largest crises in memory for artisanal fishing."

"It is necessary that public policies be implemented immediately that consider the needs of artisanal fishermen, since this situation not only affects the present, but will have serious consequences in the next two years," warned Ramírez.

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