The Government has urged that any innovation in the fishing sector promoted by the European Union must guarantee the safety of the fleet and respect the sustainability of marine resources. This statement was made by sources at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Environment after the European Parliament recently approved a report with new measures to boost the energy transition of the fishing sector. The European report foresees fleet renewal programs, changes to current legislation, and increased funding to facilitate the decarbonization of EU vessels. According to the text, achieving climate neutrality by 2050 will only be possible if the European fleet is modernized through a just transition that takes into account the economic impact on fishers, especially small operators. The Balearic Government has pointed out that the Balearic Islands' fleet is mostly small, with vessels under ten meters in length, which limits current technological options. Therefore, they argue that building new ships with electric motors and rechargeable batteries in port, along with adapting port infrastructure, is the most viable alternative. Regarding trawling, regional sources have highlighted that optimizing fishing gear, such as bottom-opening doors, allows for a reduction of up to 30% in fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions. This measure is already being successfully implemented in the Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) of Mallorca and Menorca. The European Parliament report, approved with 450 votes in favor, 93 against, and 37 abstentions, also proposes energy audits financed with European funds, the use of technologies such as artificial intelligence to optimize fishing routes, and a data-driven roadmap for progressive decarbonization.

The Balearic Federation of Fishermen's Associations (FBCP) has described the European Commission's proposal to limit the number of fishing days for trawlers as "insulting, immoral, and indecent." Given that the Director-General of the European Commission's DG MADRE, Charlina Vitcheva, acknowledged the sector's efforts over the past six years in adjusting activity levels and the resulting impact on fish stocks, the proposal "seems like yet another blow to a sector already struggling to keep its balance." According to the FBCP, the proposal jeopardizes the balance between biodiversity conservation, the social and economic interests of fishing, and European food sovereignty. At the national level, the proposal calls for a 65% reduction in the number of days allowed by 2025, which was 27. This would reduce the average fishing time per vessel to 9.5 days. According to the president of the Balearic Islands Fishermen's Federation (FBCP), Domingo Bonnín, the archipelago's fishing sector faces a proposal that would almost certainly make fishing activity unviable. In this regard, the federation points out that the traditional fishing boats known as "toro" account for 70% of the catches in the Balearic Islands and, as the federation has warned, without these boats, neither the marketing chain nor the fishermen's associations can be maintained. They also emphasized that since the implementation of the Western Mediterranean Multiannual Fisheries Plan in 2019, the sector has complied with the European Commission's requirements, reducing working days by 50% and closing fishing areas, among other measures. "The Commission considers all of this insufficient," they lamented, while noting that fish and crustacean populations have been observed to be fished at a sustainable rate for years. However, the sector has demanded the ability to return to working an average of 180 days per year and the removal of the catch limit for red shrimp.

There are positions that are difficult to maintain in all contexts, as demonstrated this Tuesday by the President of the Government, Marga Prohens, who traveled to Brussels to defend the ruling. Towards sustainable and resilient tourism in the European Union: a strategy for balanced and adaptive management before the European Committee of the Regions. Point 10 of the text states that "tourism must align itself with a circular economy, in accordance with the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan, promoting responsible production and consumption, waste reduction, energy efficiency, resource reuse, and ecosystem protection" – this point was ultimately removed via amendment.