Setelah bergabung dengan European Community, sektor perikanan Spanyol mengalami penurunan secara terus-menerus. Hal ini disebabkan oleh berbagai kebijakan dan juga keputusan yang dikeluarkan EC terkait masalah perikanan itu sendiri. Kebijakan EC didasarkan pada masalah teritori dan masalah lingkungan. Pemerintah Spanyol pun melakukan berbagai hal untuk mencegah kondisi ini agar tidak bertambah parah walaupun nyatanya tindakan dari mereka dirasa kurang berhasil, baik menurut Uni Eropa dan organisasi pecinta lingkungan maupun para nelayan Sapnyol sendiri.

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Having joined the European Community, condition of Spain's sector of fisheries is continuously decreasing. This is caused by a variety of policies and decisions issued by the EC's related to fishery. EC's policy is based on territorial and environmental issues. The Spanish government is doing everything they can to prevent this condition from getting worse despite the fact that their actions are deemed less successful by European Union and environmental organizations and also by Spain's own fishermen.