Information: More than 300 kilos of illegally caught horse mackerel seized on São Miguel
In the context of a joint mission with the National Republican Guard, the Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries seized in the early hours of Tuesday about 330 kilos of horse mackerel caught illegally by a vessel that had already exceeded the catch limit permitted by law for this species. The seizure took place as part of an inspection action conducted at Vila Franca do Campo and Água de Pau fish... more >>

Information: More than 300 kilos of illegally caught red seabream seized
The Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries in collaboration with the Maritime Police of Praia da Vitória seized in the early hours of Monday nearly 320 kilos of red sebream caught illegally by a vessel that had already exhausted the fishing possibilities of this species for this year. Red seabream is one of the most economically important species in the context of regional fisheries. Last year, i... more >>

Information: Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries carried out more than 1,200 inspections between January and August 2017
The Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries (IRP) has conducted 1,245 inspections under 564 missions carried out on all islands until August 31, covering a total of 3,812 tonnes of fish. In the same period of 2016, the IRP carried out 425 missions. This means that the number of missions increased 33% in 2017, compared to the previous year. As for the total number of inspections, 1,033 focused on prof... more >>

Information: Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries carried out more than 700 inspections in the first half of 2016
The Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries (IRP) carried out in the first half of this year 736 inspections in 314 missions carried out on all the islands of the Azores, monitoring more 2,600 tonnes of fish. As for the inspections carried out, 623 focused on professional fishing and marketing of fish, while the remaining focused on recreational fishing activities. To date, IRP has conducted 60% of th... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores organises training course for fishers on the Electronic Fishing Log
The Regional Government, through the Regional Inspectorate of Fisheries (IRP), organised today in Ponta Delgada a training course for fishing masters on the use of the Electronic Fishing Log. Similar training courses will be held on all islands where there are fishing vessels required to implement this system. This initiative falls within the goal of the Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science... more >>