Informação: Azores and Madeira with 70 tonnes of bluefin tuna quota for 2019 The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that Azorean vessels have been authorised to catch bluefin tuna few a weeks ago. According to him, this situation is "the result of the efforts undertaken by the Regional Government with the European Commission and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)." Gui Menezes spoke to journalist... Mais >> Informação: Azores guarantee exemption from compulsory unloading of bycatch species The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed the European Commission's decision to exempt the regional fishing fleet from unloading bycatch species, stressing that it represents "an important achievement" of the Azores in terms of international fishing policies. It should be noted that EU fishing fleets must eliminate the practice of discarding all species subject to the To... Mais >> Informação: 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... Mais >> Informação: Government of the Azores extends permits to catch marine species for another three months The Government of the Azores has decided to extend the permits and authorisations issued in 2017 for the catch of octopus, barnacles, seaweed, conch, urchins and clams. An ordinance published Thursday in the Official Journal determines that permits issued during the past year are automatically renewed until May 31. The decision is taken because the legal scheme on the catch of marine species in t... 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: Reopening of alfonsino fishing is good news for Azorean fishers, says Brito e Abreu The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Horta the reopening of alfonsino fishing, through an amendment to the ordinance managing the "Beryx" quota that was published today in the Official Gazette. He pointed out that this measure, proposed to the Secretary of State for the Sea by Regional Government, "is good news for fisheries" in the archipelago. Fausto Brito e Ab... Mais >>
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