Informação: Santa Catarina Cannery distinguished with another five awards The company Santa Catarina Indústria Conserveira, S.A, based in Calheta, São Jorge Island, was distinguished with five awards at the 4th National Competition for Canned Fish that took place in Santarém.
The Azorean cannery won, for the fourth consecutive year, the most important award that distinguishes the "Best of the Best" with the product "Tuna Fillet with Azorean Chilli Pepper... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores conducts first tests with drones to supervise fisheries and monitor the marine environment The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated Thursday that new technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, will play an "increasingly important role" in inspection and surveillance activities of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Azores.
Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke during a visit to Porto Comprido near the Capelinhos Volcano, where the Government is conducting tests with d... Mais >> Informação: Vasco Cordeiro says the visit of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to the Azores is "extremely important" The President of the Government considered today that the visit of the European Parliament Fisheries Committee to the Azores is "extremely important" insofar as it will make MEPs better acquainted with the Region's position on the measures and policies adopted for the sector.
"This is a visit that we consider extremely important, not only to help us understanding the approach of MEPs regarding t... Mais >> Informação: Government invests in the improvement of the operating conditions of regional fishing ports The Regional Director for Fisheries stated on Faial that the Government of the Azores "is working to improve the safety and operating conditions" of regional fishing ports.
Luis Costa spoke at the Varadouro Fishing Port during the ceremony that marked the entry into operation of the new crane, with capacity for beaching vessels up to five tonnes.
"The 55-thousand Euro investment made by the Reg... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores launches tender for the construction of the access to Vila Franca do Campo Fishing Port The Regional Government launched today the public tender for the construction of a new access to Vila do Franca do Campo Fishing Port on S. Miguel with a base price of 1.7 million Euros.
The road infrastructure will provide better access conditions by creating a direct way, through Avenida Europa, between the fisheries port and the Vila Franca/Ponta Delgada highway.
This investment will also i... Mais >> Informação: Vasco Cordeiro defends importance of the regions in the implementation of sea-related policies The President of the Government of the Azores defended in Bilbao, Spain, the role that European regions should play in sea-related policies, noting that their "legacy of sustainability and responsibility" in the implementation of policies cannot be called into question by other levels of power.
"With regard to sea-related policies in areas such as planning and management of maritime territories,... Mais >> Informação: Rabo de Peixe Port with new use rules The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology released today the Supplementary Rules for the Rabo de Peixe Fishing Port, which includes a series of determinations, guidelines and informations to optimise the use of the port infrastructure.
"By publishing these rules, our aim is that Rabo de Perixe fishers use this port zealously, respecting the established rules in order to avoid ... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores will appeal to the Constitutional Court to defend the Region's powers in maritime planning The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology restated today that the national legislation on maritime spatial planning, recently approved by the Council of Ministers, "does not respect the powers of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, which are provided in the Law and Constitution."
Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke on the sidelines of the meeting of the Interministerial Commission for M... Mais >> Informação: Rabo de Peixe Fishing Port to have 32 fishing gear houses and a new travel lift The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology visited the Rabo de Peixe Fishing Port on São Miguel Island, where he stressed the fact that two public tenders for the construction of 32 fishing gear houses and the acquisition of a travel lift for the beaching and hauling of vessels.
"The public tenders open by Lotaçor represent an investment of nearly 650 thousand Euros that... Mais >> Informação: Madeira tuna seiners fishing in the Azores to have observers on board The Regional Director for Fisheries revealed that Madeira tuna fishing vessels fishing in the Azores sea will join the Azores Fisheries Observation Programme (POPA) during the next tuna fishing season. "Madeira demonstrated its availability to support the presence of observers on board Madeira tuna seiners," Luís Costa stressed, adding that POPA "awards the 'dolphin safe' and 'friend of the s... Mais >>
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