Information: Regional Director for Fisheries calls for importance of ensuring sustainable tuna fisheries
The Regional Director for Fisheries sent today a statement to fishing associations calling for "the importance" of ensuring that tuna fishing is carried out in a responsible and sustainable manner. In this document, Luís Rodrigues conveys his satisfaction with "the abundance of tuna in the Azores sea," but warns industry partners of "the need to manage tuna catches." "On the one hand, the man... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Fisheries defends that monitoring programmes contribute to the sector's sustainability
The Regional Director for Fisheries highlighted in Pontevedra, Spain, the importance of the investment made by the Azorean Government in decision-making support tools in the area of fisheries for the sustainability of the sector. In this regard, Luís Rodrigues highlighted POPA - Azores Fisheries Observation Programme, Demersal Species Campaign, the National Data Collection Programme and the C... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate for Fisheries provides training to more than a dozen fishers from Porto Formoso on safety on board
The Regional Directorate for Fisheries, under the Safe Fishing campaign, in partnership with the Azores Fisheries Federation carried out an awareness campaign on safety on board at Porto Formoso Fishing Port, São Miguel Island. This initiative covered more than a dozen fishers from that village located in the municipality of Ribeira Grande. They had the opportunity to acquire or recall knowl... more >>

Information: Regional Government made payments under FUNDOPESCA to nearly 680 fishers, amounting to 200 thousand Euros
The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, has made payments under FUNDOPESCA to 677 fishers, shipowners and other professionals in the sector, representing an overall amount of 199 thousand Euros. The Salary Compensation Fund for Fishing Professionals in the Azores, commonly known as FUNDOPESCA, was activated on March 12, based o... more >>

Information: Regional Director for Fisheries defends need to adapt scheme on the management of fishing capacity in Outermost Regions
The Regional Director for Fisheries defended in Ponta Delgada that we have "all the conditions" for adapting the scheme on the management of fishing capacity in Outermost Regions to "ensure a balance between the fishing capacity of fleets and the their fishing possibilities." Luís Rodrigues stated that the current indicators used to measure the fishing capacity and the management of inflows a... more >>

Information: Terceira Island to host 1st International Socioeconomic Forum on Azores Fisheries
The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, organises the First International Socioeconomic Forum on Azores Fisheries on March 22-23 in Praia da Vitória, Terceira Island. This event will focus on the importance of community-based local development measures in the fisheries sector, disseminating about twenty successful projects ... more >>

Information: Coastal Station to provide information that contributes to enhancement of fish products, says Regional Director for Fisheries
The Regional Director for Fisheries stated in Ponta Delgada that the Porto de Abrigo Coastal Station will provide "other services," besides assisting seafarers in situations of distress, adding that "it will provide services to support the enhancement of fish products." Speaking during a visit to the Coastal Station, Luis Rodrigues stated that it will provide information on the price of fish in re... more >>

Information: Regional Government welcomes increase of albacore tuna quota in the North Atlantic
The Government of the Azores welcomed the 17% increase in the allocated quota for albacore tuna in the North Atlantic. The decision was taken in Marrakesh during the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The event is being attended by the representatives of more than 70 countries with tuna fishing fleets operating in the Atlantic and the Med... more >>

Information: Declaration of the Azores in Support of Pole-and-line Tuna Fishing submitted to the European Commission
The Regional Director for Fisheries restated in Marrakesh the Azores' goal towards the international recognition of the "environmental, social and economic characteristics of pole-and-line fishing practices." Under the 25th meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), taking place in Morocco, the Azores submitted the Declaration in Support of Pole-and-li... more >>

Information: Azores continue to work towards promotion of responsible fishing, says Regional Director for Fisheries
The Regional Director for Fisheries stated in Terre-Basse, Guadeloupe, that the Azores "continue to work" towards the promotion of good maritime governance and responsible fishing with national and international institutions. "The established fisheries agreements should award priority status to local fishing, stimulating investment and good governance," said Luís Rodrigues. He spoke Thursday... more >>