Informação: Gui Menezes met with the Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology and the Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, João Aguiar Machado, analysed today several matters under preparation and discussion at the European Commission that will have repercussions in the Azores in the near future, namely in the fisheries sector. At the meeting, Gui Menezes highlighted the position and concerns of... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes three workshops on maritime spatial planning in the Azores
In the context of the MarSP project - Macaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning, the Regional Directorate for Sea Affairs promotes three workshops on maritime spatial planning in the Azores on May 17. These meetings, which will take place simultaneously in the cities of Lagoa, Angra do Heroísmo and Horta, aim to present this process at regional level, putting it to discussion and public partici... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Directorate for Fisheries provides training to more than a dozen fishers from Porto Formoso on safety on board
The Regional Directorate for Fisheries, under the Safe Fishing campaign, in partnership with the Azores Fisheries Federation carried out an awareness campaign on safety on board at Porto Formoso Fishing Port, São Miguel Island. This initiative covered more than a dozen fishers from that village located in the municipality of Ribeira Grande. They had the opportunity to acquire or recall knowl... Mais >>

Informação: Gui Menezes says Collective Labour Agreement is historical landmark in Azorean fishing
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed the agreement reached Wednesday between the Azores Fisheries Federation and associations and unions in the sector with a view to signing the Collective Labour Agreement on Fishing. Gui Menezes stressed that the signing of this agreement, scheduled for April 12, "is a historical landmark in Azorean fishing to the extent that the Co... Mais >>

Informação: Work of Madalena Fisheries Centre on Pico to start this year, ensures Gui Menezes
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Madalena, Pico Island, that the work of the Fisheries Centre in this town should start "in the last quarter of this year," corresponding to an investment of 885 thousand Euros. "This is a necessary work for Pico's fishers and long claimed by them," Gui Menezes said, adding that, in general, "the project meets the expectations and... 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: Regional Government made payments under FUNDOPESCA to nearly 680 fishers, amounting to 200 thousand Euros
The Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology, through the Regional Directorate for Fisheries, has made payments under FUNDOPESCA to 677 fishers, shipowners and other professionals in the sector, representing an overall amount of 199 thousand Euros. The Salary Compensation Fund for Fishing Professionals in the Azores, commonly known as FUNDOPESCA, was activated on March 12, based o... Mais >>

Informação: Average price of fish increased 41% in the Azores over the last five years, says Gui Menezes
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Horta that the Region "has registered an increase in the average price of fish" over the last five years, adding that this figure "is significant for any activity." Gui Menezes spoke at the Legislative Assembly during a communication delivered by the Regional Government on the Action Plan for the Restructuring for the Fisheries S... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Director for Fisheries defends need to adapt scheme on the management of fishing capacity in Outermost Regions
The Regional Director for Fisheries defended in Ponta Delgada that we have "all the conditions" for adapting the scheme on the management of fishing capacity in Outermost Regions to "ensure a balance between the fishing capacity of fleets and the their fishing possibilities." Luís Rodrigues stated that the current indicators used to measure the fishing capacity and the management of inflows a... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean Government regulates operation of fish auctions, cold storage units, fish collection stations and vehicles
After hearing the partners of the sector, the Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and Technology has established a single regulation on the operation of fish auctions, cold storage units, fish collection stations and vehicles in the Azores. An ordinance published today in the Official Journal establishes the procedures and means involved in the first sale of fresh fish unloaded and the resp... Mais >>