Informação: New Cold Storage Unit is "good foundation for the development of fisheries," says Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government opened today the new Cold Storage Unit in Ponta Delgada, an investment of nearly five million Euros which, like others made in the Region, are "a good foundation for the development of the Fisheries sector." "In addition to fulfilling a commitment that will benefit the sector, this infrastructure, given its characteristics, will also provide an important contributio... Mais >> Informação: Prequalification of GAL-PESCA involves more than one hundred partners in the Azores The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed the fact that the first tender for the implementation of Local Development and Community-Based measures (DLBC) in the Azores registered five applications covering the entire Region, "involving more than a hundred partners of the Azorean civil society; the vast majority is linked to the fisheries and maritime sectors." The tender f... Mais >> Informação: Video surveillance of areas with restrictions on fishing already entered into operation on Santa Maria The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated on Santa Maria that supervision and video surveillance are "essential" to the extent they are "two exclusive powers assigned to the Region in the Azores Sea," namely the conservation of nature and marine biodiversity and fisheries management. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke during a visit to Maia Lighthouse, where the first high-definiti... Mais >> Informação: Tuna pole and line fishing practices in the Azores should be recognised internationally, defends Brito e Abreu The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology said the Government of the Azores intends to implement several initiatives to defend with the European Union the Region's interests in tuna fishing. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke Monday at the end of a meeting with the Secretary of State for Fisheries that took place in Lisbon, where they discussed various issues related to the fisheries sect... Mais >> Informação: New restricted fishing areas in Pico-Faial canal to be subject to scientific monitoring The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that the creation and management of protected marine areas is the Regional Government's primary goal for the fisheries sector, stressing that the first measure of Axis 1 of the strategic document "Better Fisheries, More Income" is precisely the creation of protected marine areas. Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke at the signing o... Mais >> Informação: Red seabream fishing suspended on São Miguel from July 28 to September 30 The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, after hearing of industry partners, decided to suspend red seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) fishing by vessels from São Miguel between July 28 and September 30, with the exception of vessels assigned with individual quotas. An ordinance published today in the Official Journal determines the temporary suspension of re seabream fishing ... Mais >> Informação: Regional Director for Sea Affairs defends gradual increase in geolocation and remote sensing for monitoring The Regional Director for Sea Affairs defended in Horta the need for a "gradual increase" in the use of geolocation technologies and remote sensing to "boost the efficiency" of surveillance and supervision in vast and remote areas of the Azores Marine Park . Filipe Porteiro spoke on the sidelines of the meeting of the Advisory Board of the Azores Marine Park, which analysed topics such as the deve... Mais >> Informação: Regional legislative framework for first sale of fish in the Azores established The Regional Legislative Decree regulating the first sale of fresh fish in the Azores was published today in the Official Gazette. Proposed by the Government of the Azores, the legislation adapts the national legal framework to the reality of the archipelago, making use the Region's powers on fisheries. The regulation on the payment in fish, with an ordinance stipulating the respective limits and... Mais >> Informação: Rodrigo Oliveira says the Azores are interested in "all aspects" of European Maritime Policy The Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency for External Relations stated in Horta that the Azores are interested in "all aspects" of the European Maritime Policy. Rodrigo Oliveira spoke at the opening of the conference "Integrated Maritime Policy - assessment and future challenges." The government official stressed that, for this reason, the Azores have fully committed to their participation i... Mais >> Informação: Ordinance to support Azorean fishers comes into force Wednesday, announces Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government announced the entry into force of an Ordinance providing Azorean with the support to ensure that their vessels have the conditions in terms of safety, work, operation and habitability as well as in terms of packaging and storage of fish on board. "The new Ordinance was published today and comes into effect Wednesday. It follows the conclusions presented by the Worki... Mais >>
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