Information: Government of the Azores invests in the safety of fishing activity
The Government of the Azores has granted to the Azores Fisheries Federation a financial support in the amount of 31,615.92 Euros for the purchase of 612 inflatable vests for the vessels operating on the islands of Santa Maria, Graciosa, São Jorge, Pico, Flores and Corvo. Granted by an Ordinance issued by the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing in the Official Journal on Tuesday, this govern... more >>

Information: FUNDOPESCA has already supported Azorean fishers in the amount of four million Euros since 2002
FUNDOPESCA, a social protection tool created by the Government of the Azores in 2002, has already supported Azorean fishers in the amount of four million Euros. The information was provided by the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing at the Legislative Assembly during an interpellation to the Government regarding the current situation of fisheries in the archipelago, submitted by the Bloco de Esqu... more >>

Information: Temporary ban on the practice of fishing on the Condor bank brings more advantages than disadvantages
The temporary ban on the practice of fishing on the Condor bank, a seamount located southwest of the island of Faial, about 10 miles off the coast, brings s more advantages than disadvantages. This is the assessment made by the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing, Marcelo Pamplona, on Wednesday in Horta where Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (DOP) of the University of the Azores presented... more >>

Information: Government supports marketing of fresh fish on Cohesion Islands
The Government of the Azores has awarded a subsidy of 114,639.290 Euros to about one hundred fishers whose vessels are registered on the so-called “Cohesion Islands.” The decision is part of an Ordinance issued by the Under Secretary of Fishing, published in the Official Journal on Tuesday and it is the result of a regional aid of 32 cents per each kilogram of fresh fish for marketing... more >>