Huelva port establishes conditions for shipyards concession tender
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – Huelva port has published the list of conditions of the tender for the granting of an administrative concession…
Croatia says fisheries and aquaculture strategically important sectors
News - Government of Croatia - PM says fisheries and aquaculture strategically important sectors - May 13, 2019 Fisheries and aquaculture are strategically important sectors…
Cádiz port to invest €712,300 in overhaul of fishing port
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) April 22, 2019 – Cádiz port plans to invest €712,300 ($800,755) in developing the fishing facilities of the port to implement measures…
MEPs back first EU management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean
Press Release - European Parliament - MEPs back first EU management plan for fish stocks in the Western Mediterranean - April 4, 2019 A plan…
EU Commissioner Vella presents EU contingency plans to help mitigate the impact of “no-deal” Brexit on fisheries
Brussels, Belgium, April 7, 2019 - Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella has presented contingency measures to mitigate the impact on fisheries in case…
Huelva port open new €6.9 million fish market
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) February 18, 2019 - Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH - Port Authority of Huelva) has inaugurated the facilities of the New Fish…
EU adopts new Fisheries Partnership with Morocco including Western Sahara
Press Release - European Parliament - February 12, 2018 A new agreement on the legal, environmental, economic and social governance of EU vessels’ fishing activities…
Huelva port opens fish market building
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) February 12, 2019 – Huelva port has opened the doors of the new fish market building, which after an investment of €6.9…
EU: Agreement on first ever multi-annual fisheries management plan in Western Mediterranean
February 2, 2019 - European Commission The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a multi-annual plan for…
Brexit preparedness: European Commission adopts two contingency proposals to help mitigate impact of “no-deal” Brexit on EU fisheries
Brussels, 23 January 2019 Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Commission has today adopted two legislative…
Ranking – Vigo top Spanish fishing port in November 2018
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 13, 2019 - Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports November 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port authority. The…
Galician ports’ fishing exports to UK increase in 2018
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – Galicia-based companies have significantly increased their exports to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, according to the provisional Foreign Trade…
Almería port sees increased seafood catch in Jan-Sept 2018
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 28, 2018 - In the first nine months of 2018, the port of Almería landed 2.75 million kilos of fish, an…
Spain: Puertos del Estado – September 2018 fish landed by port authority
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 - Puertos del Estado, the state-run ports system, reports August 2018 fish landed (tonnes) statistics by port authority. Port AuthoritySeptemberSeptemberYear…
EC finds serious failures in fishing control of Irish ports
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – The Irish government announced last summer via a letter addressed to the port of Vigo that it would…
Italy’s Tuna Callipo Group to open warehouse at Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) November 7, 2018 – Italian tuna producer Tuna Callipo Group has agreed a contract for the operation of a warehouse of 5,000 m² at the interport area…
Almería port authority praises fishing association
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2018 - Mari Carmen Ortiz, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA - Port Authority of Almería), has congratulated the…
Spanish ports’ fish catch declines in Jan-Aug 2018
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) October 30, 2018 – The catches of fresh fish in Spanish ports amounted to 144,754 tonnes between January and August 2018, a…
British Ports Association calls for UK ports to land all fish locally after Brexit
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 - The UK government has introduced The Fisheries Bill was to the House of Commons and Mark Simmonds…
Black Sea: European Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities for 2019
Press Release - European Commission - Black Sea: Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities for 2019 - October 24, 2018 Today, the Commission has adopted a proposal on…