A laboratory from the Balearics works on a species bank to avoid fishing fraud

The Laboratory of Marine Investigation and Aquiculture (Limia), placed in the port of Andratx, works on the creation of a species bank of fishing interest to characterize local products and avoid fraud.

President of the Government, Marga Prohens, has visited this Monday, August 4th, the facilities of the laboratory to know first-hand the tens of environmental, economic and social projects that they carry out there.

In her guided visit Prohens has been accompanied by Agriculture, Fishing and Natural Environment councilor, Joan Simonet, and Andratx’s mayoress, Estefanía Gonzalvo, amongst other authorities.

In a message published in her account in the X social media, the autonomic president has pointed out that Limia is the “only centre in the Balearics where they investigate with alive marine organisms, something crucial to protect our sea and guarantee the future of the fishing field”.

“A pride seeing the labor of the professionals that develop tens of projects of investigation of great environmental, economic and social value, such as the creation of a species bank of fishing interest to characterize local products and avoid fraud”, she has pointed out.