Chile rocked by clashes over fishing quotas

The Chilean larboard of Valparaiso was rocked by protests by artisanal fishermen demanding a greater stock of the drawback quota, peculiarly for hake. Photo: CRISTOBAL BASAURE / AFP
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Chilean constabulary fired teardrop state and h2o cannon Wednesday arsenic they battled with hundreds of fishermen who threw stones and burned tires to property for greater drawback rights, leaving astatine slightest 15 officers and a protester hurt.

Clashes were reported successful the larboard metropolis of Valparaiso, and successful the regions of Coquimbo and Maule.

Valparaiso's constabulary main General Patricia Vasquez said 7 constabulary officers were injured successful the standoff, 1 of whom was hospitalized with superior caput wounds.

One among the protesters, who barricaded streets with flaming tires and threw firecrackers, was besides hurt. Three were arrested.

Police fired teardrop state and utilized astatine slightest 3 h2o cannon to disperse the protests, which Vasquez termed "very violent" and lasted respective hours.

In the portion of Maule, southbound of the superior Santiago, clashes with constabulary wounded 8 officers and led to the apprehension of 5 protesters, officials said.

The demonstrators burnt a constabulary vehicle.

In the Coquimbo portion successful Chile's north, fishermen besides took to the streets, demanding that legislature follow a measure boosting artisanal sportfishing rights.

The fishermen blocked the Pan-American Highway, which runs the magnitude of Chile, with burning tires.

About 100 fishermen clashed with constabulary successful the Chilean larboard of Valparaiso to request the transition of a instrumentality expanding the drawback quotas for artisanal fishing. Photo: CRISTOBAL BASAURE / AFP
Source: AFP

The protesters impeach the Senate of holding up the bill, which gives artisanal fishermen a bigger stock of the drawback quota, peculiarly of hake.

The measure was adopted by the House of Representatives and is present being examined by the Senate Finance Committee.

Miguel Angel Hernandez, president of the Federation of Artisanal Fishermen of the Valparaiso region, accused the Senate of trying to trim the artisanal drawback allocation.

"What we anticipation is that the measure is passed immediately," helium told AFP.

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Source: AFP