Informação: Regional Government launches new measures to manage fishing effort amounting to 1.2 million Euros The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology presented today two new support schemes for the decommissioning of commercial fishing vessels and less selective fishing gear, namely coastal gillnets and traps, amounting to 1.2 million Euros. The respective application periods run from September 1 to October 15.
Gui Menezes stated that these two new support schemes, whose ordinances ar... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government creates support scheme for temporary cessation of fishing The Regional Government launched today the new support scheme for the temporary cessation of fishing activity in the archipelago, a measure aimed at contributing to the income of professionals in the sector, following the constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ordinance approving the regulation of this scheme was published in the Official Journal, with the Regional Secretary for the Se... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government extends exemption from fees charged by Lotaçor until September The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Horta that the Regional Government has decided to extend the exemption from fees charged by Lotaçor to producers, fish buyers and canneries for another three months, a support measure for the sector that may amount to 1.2 million Euros.
Through an ordinance published today in the Official Journal, the Regional Secretari... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government to create support scheme for temporary cessation of fishing The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced that the Regional Government is preparing a support scheme for the temporary cessation of fishing activities in the Region.
Gui Menezes stressed that this measure, "which is being prepared in conjunction with the Fisheries Federation and the Association of Fish Traders of the Azores, provides financial support for optional temp... Mais >> Informação: Azorean fishing professionals to receive Fundopesca and additional support for the sector due to COVID-19 The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, will pay Fundopesca support to 650 fishing professionals due to income losses resulting from the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This salary compensation fund, which was activated on April 23, covers fishers, shipowners, catchers, divers and onshore workers, who will receive a... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government creates additional income support for fishers The Azorean Government, through the Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology has created an additional income support scheme for fishing professionals amounting to 350 thousand Euros as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure arises from the need to adopt measures to aid fishing activities in the Azores, guaranteeing subsistence conditions for professionals in the sector wh... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government provides financial support for the fisheries sector to create protection measures against COVID-19 The Regional Government will provide financial support specifically intended for the fisheries sector to adopt measures aimed at preventing, detecting and mitigating the spreading of the novel coronavirus.
disinfection of facilities and boats as well as testing for virus detection, thus contributing to the exercise of fishing and related activities under safer conditions.
This new financial su... Mais >> Informação: Fundopesca activated for all islands of the Azores The Administration Board of Fundopesca decided today to activate this salary compensation fund for fishing professionals on all the islands of the archipelago of the Azores.
Through written consultation, the members of board decided that the conditions for the activation of Fundopesca are met, after analysing the number of unloadings registered in the archipelago between March 2 and 25.
During... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government implements immediate measures to support fisheries sector The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology presented today in Horta a series of measures intended to support the income of fishing professionals, following the situation that has arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gui Menezes announced the increase of financial allocations under the Azores Fishers' Salary Compensation Fund, commonly designated as Fundopesca, by 350 thou... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government extends support for investments on board fishing vessels until December 31, 2019 The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that the support for investments on board fishing vessels co-financed by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) under the Sea 2020 strategy "will be extended for another year." Gui Menezes pointed out that these support measures focus on improving safety and hygiene on board, limiting the impact of fishing activiti... Mais >>
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