Informação: Azorean Government invests over 1 Million Euros in the improvement of the operating conditions of Porto Judeu fishing port
The Regional Government will invest one million and one hundred thousand Euros in the improvement of the operating conditions of Porto Judeu fishing port. This morning, the Vice-President of the Government presided over the ceremony of laying the first stone of the contract work that will "place once again the village of Porto Judeu in the Azores maritime route." Sérgio Ávila said th... Mais >>

Informação: Government promotes improvement of support infrastructures for fishers
The Regional Under Secretary of Fishing stated today in Lagoa that the Government intends to continue to improve the operating conditions and quality of fish in regional port areas. Marcelo Pamplona spoke at the signing ceremony of the consignment agreement for the improvement works of Porto dos Carneiros in the city of Lagoa. The government official stressed the importance of fisheries as an es... Mais >>

Informação: Clarification from the Office of the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing
Regarding the news published in the Media on the depletion of some fishing quotas, the office of the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing clarifies the following: 1. Fishing quotas are set by the European Union and apply to some species caught in the Azores Sea. 2. Of the 96 different species caught in the Azores Sea, only 14 were granted an individual quota this year 3. Some of these species ... Mais >>

Informação: Government and University of the Azores promote second edition of "Knowing the Azores Sea"
Following the success of the first edition of the initiative "Knowing the Azores Sea," an open and formal meeting between the regional administration and Azorean scientists, the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariats for Science, Technology and Infrastructures and the Environment and the Sea, in partnership with the Provost of the University of the Azores for the Integration of Mar... Mais >>

Informação: Outermost Regions are essential for tuna fishing in the European Union
Outermost Regions, which include the Azores sea, are virtually the only areas in EU territory where some tuna species are captured, bring added value to the Community space. The fact was recalled by the Under Secretary of Fishing who spoke on behalf of the President of the Government, Carlos César, at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Association of Tuna Producers and Similar S... Mais >>

Informação: Government urges fishers to keep the sea free from waste
The Regional Secretary for the Environment and the Sea urged São Mateus da Calheta fishers on Friday for the need to keep the sea free from waste during their fishing activities. Álamo Meneses and the Regional Under Secretary of Fishing, Marcelo Pamplona, accompanied the environmental awareness raising action developed by students from São Mateus da Calheta Elementary School and K... Mais >>

Informação: Concurso Regional de Empreendedorismo 2012
Está aberto o período de candidaturas à edição de 2012 do Concurso Regional de Emrpeendedorismo. Podem ser candidatados projetos sustentados por planos de negócios que sejam inovadores, exequíveis e respondam a necessidades do mercado. Para além de outros prémios, os três primeiros classificados recebem €15.000, €10.000 e €5.000... Mais >>

Informação: Government presents project intended to expand Poças port to Flores fishers
The Regional Under Secretary of Fishing and a delegation of Flores fishers attended the small scale model testing of the recommended solution for the expansion of Poças port on the island of Flores that took place at the National Civil Engineering Laboratory yesterday. In these tests fishers approved the port's entry and exit conditions as well as the shelter conditions provided by this int... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government proposes to European Union enhanced protection of Azores fishing banks
The Government proposes to the European Union enhanced protection of Azorean fishing banks and seamounts, through the introduction of further restrictions on the access to the waters located within the protected area, so that the Azorean fleet may have priority status in that area. This subject was addressed in Ponta Delgada on Friday morning during a joint press conference of the Regional Under ... Mais >>

Informação: Unloading of fish caught with bottom trawl nets prohibited
The Government has banned the unloading, by fishing vessels in regional ports, of fish "caught with bottom trawl nets or towed nets used for catching deep-sea species comprised in the Annexes 1 and 2 of the Council Regulation (EC) no.2347/2002 of December 16, 2002." The decision, which comes into effect immediately, extends the ban already imposed in 2006 for the unloading of fish caught with bo... Mais >>