Informação: Administration Board of Fundopesca convened for meeting on December 14
The Regional Directorate for Fisheries has convened a meeting of the Administration Board of Fundopesca on Friday, December 14, to analyse the criteria for activating this fund, taking into consideration the monitoring of fish unloaded in fish markets. The Administration Board of Fundopesca is an advisory body made up of representatives of fishers, shipowners, Lotaçor and the Regional Secre... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government presents position on European Commission's proposal for renewal of aid to fishing fleets in Outermost Regions
Under the public consultation process promoted by the European Commission, the Regional Government, through the Regional Secretariats for the Sea, Science and Technology and for External Relations, has presented its position on the amendments to the guidelines for State aid in fisheries and aquaculture by including a section on "Aid to the renewal of fishing fleets in Outermost Regions." The amend... Mais >>

Informação: European Commission’s proposal maintains Community support for fisheries in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed today the fact that, according to the EU Commission's proposal for the Community framework in the 2021-2027 period, "the Azores have, for the first time, a financial envelope of their own." "In regard to the proposal submitted, the minimum amounts to be allocated by Member States to Outermost Regions (Outermost Regions) are set ou... Mais >>

Informação: Azorean fishers to receive POSEI aid in June
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced today in Horta that 570 applications were submitted under POSEI Fisheries, adding that the payment of aid to Azorean fishers, amounting to 3.4 million Euros, will be made "by the end of June." Gui Menezes admitted that "some the payments regarding some applications could still take place in the end of May." However, he noted that... Mais >>

Informação: Proposal for restructuring of the fisheries sector to be presented in 2017, says Gui Menezes
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Horta that the Government of the Azores will present a proposal for the restructuring of the regional fishing fleet during the first quarter of 2017, which "will be put to discussion with industry partners." The restructuring of the sector is "a priority" for the Government of the Azores, Gui Menezes said, adding that there wi... Mais >>

Informação: POSEI Fisheries began to be paid to Azorean fishers this week, announced Brito e Abreu
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Praia da Vitória that the payment of POSEI Fisheries to Azorean fishers "started to be made this week." Fausto Brito e Abreu spoke Friday at the opening of the headquarters of the Azores Fisheries Federation. He conveyed his satisfaction with the fact that the payment of support to Azorean fishers already started in Septe... Mais >>

Informação: Prequalification of GAL-PESCA involves more than one hundred partners in the Azores
The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed the fact that the first tender for the implementation of Local Development and Community-Based measures (DLBC) in the Azores registered five applications covering the entire Region, "involving more than a hundred partners of the Azorean civil society; the vast majority is linked to the fisheries and maritime sectors." The tender f... Mais >>

Informação: Azores' claims for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund adopted by EU Parliament
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources conveyed his satisfaction with the inclusion of several claims defended by the Azores in the report drafted by the European Parliament on the rules of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), approved on Wednesday. The new document provides an increase of 10% in the co-funding for Fisheries in the Region. After its final approval, this regulat... Mais >>

Informação: New scheme on FUNDOPESCA to bring "more transparency, predictability and social justice," says Luís Neto Viveiros
The Regional Secretary for Natural Resources said today at the Legislative Assembly in Horta that the new scheme on the Azores Fishers' Salary Compensation Fund (FUNDOPESCA) aims to provide this tool with "increased transparency, predictability and social justice." "After 10 years from the initial approval of the document, we intend to accomplish these goals through a better definition of the app... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores expands professional categories eligible for FUNDOPESCA
The proposed revision that was carried out by the Regional Natural Resources to the legislation regulating the allocation of funds under the Azores Fishers' Salary Compensation Fund will now cover professionals who have been, so far, unable to benefit from FUNDOPESCA. The information was revealed on Tuesday by the Regional Secretary for Natural Resources at the Legislative Assembly of the Azores ... Mais >>