Informação: Azorean Government establishes new maximum limit of red seabream catches per vessel After hearing industry partners, the Regional Government has decided to increase the maximum limit of red seabream catches allowed per vessel to 3% of the overall quota allocated to the Azores for this species. According to an order published today in the Official Gazette, which enters into force Tuesday, December 5, Azorean vessels will be able to catch until the end of the year up to a maximum ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government moves forward with restructuring plan for Fisheries in 2018 The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Horta the implementation of a restructuring plan for the fisheries sector next year, through measures that "contribute to the biological and socio-economic sustainability of the Azores. Gui Menezes spoke at the Legislative Assembly during the discussion of proposals for the 2018 Plan and Budget. The government official pointed... Mais >> Informação: 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... Mais >> Informação: 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... Mais >> Informação: Offshore aquaculture "opens new horizons" for profitability of the Sea, says Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government attended the session for the installation of the first offshore aquaculture project in the village of Ribeira Quente, municipality of Povoação. He pointed out that this new area represents the "opening of new horizons for the profitability that the sea has to offer" in the Azores. "What we are seeing here is the opening of new horizons to the profitability... Mais >> Informação: São Miguel fishers can catch 400 kilos of mackerel per day until December 31 The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, following a request submitted by the partners of the sector, has decided to extend the authorisation of São Miguel fishers to catch 400 kilos of horse mackerel per day until December 31. On Terceira Island, fishing vessels will continue to catch 200 kilos of horse mackerel per day until the end of the year. The Regional Secretary... Mais >> Informação: 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... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores changes rules on the use of fish traps The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, after hearing all partners of the sector, has decided to change the legal document regulating the use of fish traps in the Azores. The ordinance, now published in the Official Journal, stipulates that fishing with traps may be carried out by using only three types of traps: cage traps for mullet and octopus, cage traps for shrimp and c... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government defends specific quotas for tuna fleets using pole-and-line fishing gear The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that the Regional Government presented to the European Commission several measures that "positively discriminate" the fleets that catch tuna using traditional fishing gear, which are "less harmful to resources and pelagic ecosystems."
In this regard, Gui Menezes pointed out the implementation of "a special scheme for fleet... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government launches public tender for intervention in Topo Port, São Jorge Island The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, published today the opening notice of the public tender for the contract work to improve Topo Port on the island of São Jorge in the Official Gazette. This intervention, with a base price of 5.2 million Euros, will substantially improve the safety and operational conditions of this p... Mais >>
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