The GSD says it is surprised to see that in its response to the concerns it has raised on illegal fishing in Gibraltar waters, the Government appears to “have accepted such as a fact of life.”
- Air quality improved since 2011
- WHO Report covers period where “wind blown dusts” from construction activity “went unchecked” by GSD
- Sahara dust and sea salt mean it is “neither useful nor meaningful to compare the results for London and Gibraltar”
The Government has said that air pollution levels have actually been decreasing since it was first elected into office in 2011.
The Government has said that it is now over two weeks since it asked the GSD for “unequivocal answers” to the following questions:
The Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Dr John Cortes was in Cadiz with senior Departmental officials yesterday, visiting the Junta de Andalucia's head of Environment for Cadiz, the Delegado Provincial de Medio Ambiente, Angel Acuña at the Junta de Andalucia's Cadiz headquarters.
The Government has said, in response to Opposition concerns about illegal fishing in BGTW by Spanish fishermen, that the enforcement of the law remains the responsibility of the Royal Gibraltar Police and is at its discretion. Number Six adds that Environmental Protection Officers (EPOs), who do not have full enforcement powers, are increasingly involved in monitoring and challenging illegal activities – usually with considerable success. EPOs regularly challenge vessels, commercial and otherwise, and on most occasions these move away.
